SELECTIONS 

FROM 

Schiller's  Ballads  and  Lyrics 


EDITED  U'lTVjfOTEh  AND  VOCABULARY 


BY 


LEWIS   ADDISON   RHOADES,    PH.D. 

PROFESSOR  OK  GERMAN  IN  OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY 

WITH  QUESTIONS  BY 
BERTHOLD  AUERBACH  EISENLOHR,  A.M. 


NEW  YORK-:-CTNCTNXATI-:-CHICAGO 

AMERICAN   BOOK   COMPANY 


COPYRIGHT,  1908,  BY 

LEWIS   ADDISON   RHOADES 

Entered  at  Stationers'  Hall,  London 


Schiller's  Ballads 


PREFATORY    NOTE 


little  volume  is  only  introductory.  The  se- 
lections include  some  of  Schiller's  most  charac- 
teristic and  famous  poems,  but  the  editor  had  no 
thought  of  showing  the  poet's  development  or  his 
progress  in  his  art.  Of  his  earlier  poems,  which  only 
his  name  rescues  from  merited  oblivion,  no  example 
has  been  given,  and  of  the  so-called  second  period 
only  two,  5ln  bte  greube  and  £te  ©otter  ©ried)enlanb§. 
The  ballads  are  the  only  class  well  represented,  but 
enough  of  the  others  have  been  selected  to  show  their 
character.  A  brief  introductory  note  gives  the  external 
facts  regarding  each  poem,  and  the  footnotes  aim  to 
explain  whatever  is  necessary  for  the  understanding  of 
the  text,  but  nothing  more.  Viehoffs  chronology  has 
been  followed  in  the  arrangement  of  the  poems.  The 
vocabulary  is  intended  to  be  complete,  including 
proper  names  as  well  as  words  occurring  only  in  the 
notes  or  questions.  The  questions  are  included  to 
furnish  a  basis  for  teachers  who  prefer  to  conduct  the 
recitation  entirely  in  German.  No  outline  of  the  poet's 
life  or  critical  essay  on  his  poems  as  a  whole  has  been 
attempted.  So  much  excellent  work  on  the  subject 

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4  SCHILLER'S   BALLADS   AND   LYRICS 

is  so  easily  available  that  this  seemed  quite  unneces- 
sary. It  remains,  therefore,  only  to  thank  those  who 
have  aided  me  in  the  preparation  of  the  work,  and 
here  the  relation  has  been  chiefly  that  of  teacher  and 
student.  The  separate  introductions,  as  well  as  a 
large  part  of  the  vocabulary,  were  compiled  under 
my  direction  either  as  class-room  or  special  work. 
The  same  is  true  of  a  portion  of  the  notes,  but  all 
this  material  has  been  carefully  revised,  so  that  my 
chief  obligation  remains  one  of  interested  sympathy 
in  the  work.  To  my  colleague  and  associate  Prof. 
B.  A.  Eisenlohr  are  wholly  due  the  questions  on  the 
poems  and  the  revision  of  the  vocabulary  to  contain 
words  used  only  in  them.  Finally,  to  the  American 
Book  Company,  at  whose  suggestion  the  book  was 
begun,  and  whose  patience  and  courtesy  more  than 
once  served  to  urge  on  a  task  that  was  long  delayed, 
my  special  acknowledgments  are  also  due. 

L.  A.  R. 
OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY. 


CONTENTS 


$n  bie  ftreube 7 

Die  ©otter  @rted)enlanb§ 12 

Da§  Ceridjleierte  33itb  311  2ai» l8 

SBtirbe  bcr  ^rauen 2I 

Der  ©pajtergang 25 

2)a§  3JZabc^cn  cm3  bcr  Qrcmbe 37 

Stage  ber  Sere§ 3^ 

Xte  SBorte  be§  ©laubcnS 44 

$er  2:aud)er 46 

I)er  §anbid)iil) 54 

S)er  SRing  bc§  ^ol^frate§ 57 

fitter  Stoggenburg 62 

Die  #ranic$e  be§  3bi)lu§ 66 

Der  ©ong  nad^  bem  gtjenfjammer 74 

De§  9Kab(^en§  ^lage 85 

Der  ^ampf  tnit  bem  £rcuf)en 87 

Die  SBUrgfaaft , I0° 

Da§  eteufi^e  3e[t i°6 

Da§  Sieb  Don  ber  ©locfe "5 

S 


SCHILLER'S   BALLADS   AND   LYRICS 

PAGE 

SQttbdjen  con  Orleans 134 

135 

136 

Set  ©raf  toon  £ab»burg 138 

S3erglteb 143 

5)er  ^ll^enjfiger 146 

gragen 149 

Vocabulary 171 


Ztn  Me 

Written  in  October  or  November  1785,  and  first  published 
in  1786. 

The  poem  belongs  to  Schiller's  second  period,  and,  though 
showing  extravagant  enthusiasm  and  uncontrolled  emotion,  is 
less  bombastic  and  exaggerated  than  his  earlier  efforts.  The 
subject  is  characteristic  of  the  i8th  century  cult  of  abstract 
ideals,  and  reflects  the  enthusiasm  that  KOrner's  friendship 
aroused.  As  a  hymn  sung  at  a  social  gathering  it  celebrates 
the  love  of  humanity  and  universal  brotherhood.  The  first  two 
stanzas  tell  the  subject  and  the  members  of  the  company ;  the 
next  two  present  joy  as  the  law  of  the  animate  and  inanimate 
world,  the  third  pair  refer  to  the  moral  world,  while  the  last 
two  pledge  a  sacred  vow  to  the  Good  Spirit.  The  chorus  strikes 
the  keynote  of  the  Divine  Fatherhood;  then  from  the  Unknown 
it  develops  this  conception  as  the  Creator,  who  guides  and  re- 
wards and  judges  justly,  up  to  the  Good  Spirit  to  whom  the 
vow  is  pledged.  In  later  years  Schiller  severely  censured  this 
poem,  but  it  had  appealed  to  the  German  public  and  has  always 
remained  a  popular  favorite  among  his  lyrics.  Beethoven's  Ninth 
Symphony  was  partly  inspired  by  it. 

greube,  fdioner  ©otterfunfen, 

Stodjter  QU§  (£lt)ftum, 
2Bir  betreten  feuertrurtfen, 

^nmmltfdje,  bein  £>dltgtum. 
2)eine  3<*uber  binben  timber, 

2Ba§  bie  9Jlobe  ftreng  geteilt; 
Me  9ftenf(f)en  toerben  Sriiber, 

2Bo  bein  fanfter  gliigel  toeilt. 

5.  ^ttnmltfdjc  :  i.  e.  greube.  7.  9Dtobe :  the  charm  of  a  com- 
mon joy  unites  those  separated  by  caste  or  custom. 


©djtller 

Sfior. 

©etb  umf<$Iungen,  SHtfltonen  I 
Xicfcn  $uf$  ber  ganjcn  SBelt  ! 
SBruber  —  iiberm  ©ternenjelt 
em  Iteber  33ater  mofjnen. 


Bern  bcr  grofee  2Burf  gclungen, 

@ine§  greunbc§  $reunb  ju  fetn, 
SSer  ein  ^olbe§  2Beib  errungen, 

5Hifd)e  feinen  ^ubel  cin  ! 
Sa  —  leer  aud)  nut  @ine  <SeeIc 

@  e  t  n  nennt  auf  bem  ©rbcntunb  I 
Unb  mcr'S  nic  ge!onnt,  ber  ftcftlc 

SScinenb  fid)  au§  biefem  SBunb. 

g^or. 
2Ba§  ben  gro^en  Sfttng  Betuo^net, 

^)ulbige  ber  @t)mpatf)ie  ! 

3u  ben  ©ternen  lettet  fie, 
2Qo  ber  Unbefannte  t^ronet. 

ftrcube  trin!en  aHe  SSefen 

lln  ben  Sriiften  ber  9latur  ; 
Sltte  ©uten,  afle  Sofen 

Ujrer  9lofenfpur. 


2.  ®tefen  ^llfe  :  symbolic  of  the  brotherhood  of  mankind,  all 
the  children  of  the  One  Father.  5.  SBem  ...  gelungen  :  who- 
ever has  had  the  great  happiness;  mir  tft  ber  gtofje  SBltrf  flC= 
lunflen  is  a  set  phrase  =  I  have  won  the  grand  prize.  10.  €>Ctn  : 
al«olute  possession,  his  own.  12.  SBetltenb  :  because  as  joy- 
less he  must  feel  his  deprivation.  13.  28a§  :  all  (beings)  that; 
the  neuter  including  all  animate  creation.  16.  bcr  llnbefamttt  : 
/'.  e.  deity. 


Sin  btc  greube 

$iiffc  gab  fie  unS  unb  9teben, 
(Stnen  greunb,  gcpriift  tm  S£ob  ; 

SBoKuft  trarb  bem  2Burm  gegeben, 
Unb  ber  (£f)erub  ftefjt  dor  ©ott. 

S^or. 
S^r  ftiirjt  nieber,  ^Riflionen  ? 

5tl)nbe[t  bu  ben  ©cf^fer,  Belt? 

@ud)'  i^n  iiberm  ©ternenjelt, 
Itber  ©ternen  mu^  er  raofjnen. 


greube  ^et^t  bie  ftorfe 

^n  ber  erotgen  9latur. 
greube,  greube  tretbt  bte  SRtiber 

^n  ber  grofeen  SSeltenu^r. 
SBIutnen  lodEt  fie  QU§  ben  ^etmen, 

©onnen  au§  bem  firmament, 
©pljaren  roflt  fie  in  ben  3ftaumen, 

SDie  bc§  @ef)er§  9lor  nid)t  Icnnt. 


mie  feine  ©onnen  ftiegen 

be§  $immel§  prac^t'gen 
Saufet,  SBriiber,  cure  23a^n, 

n)ie  ein  f)elb  gum  ©iegen 


5lu§  ber  SBa^r^ctt  ^enerfpie 
Sdcfjett  fie  ben  $orfd)er  an 

3u  ber  Stitgenb  fteilem 
Scitct  fie  be§  ®ulber§ 


3-4.   SBltrtn  .  .  .  Gfyerilb  :   extremes  respectively  of  sensual  and 
spiritual  joy.      16.   ©efyerS  9io()t  :   i.  e.  telescope. 


10  ©fitter 


5Iuf  be§  ©foubenS  ©onnenberge 
@ief)t  man  ifjre  ^afynen  mdjn, 

2)urrf)  ben  SRijj  gefprengter  ©arge 
@ie  im  Gljor  ber  @ngel  ftefjn. 

Gljor. 
S)ulbet  mutig,  '•UHflionen  1 

®ulbct  fiir  bie  beffre  SBelt  ! 

2)roben  iiberm  ©ternettjelt 
2Birb  ein  grower  ©ott  belofjnen. 

©ottern  lann  man  nidjt  bergelten  ; 

<Srf)6n  t[t'§,  i^nen  gleic!)  311  fein. 

©ram  unb  Irmut  foil  fid)  melben, 

5J?it  ben  ^ro^en  fief)  erfreun. 
©roll  unb  9tadje  fet  bergeffen, 
Unferm  Stobfetnb  fei  Derjtetin  ; 
Strane  fott  U;n  preffen, 
SReue  nage  i^n. 


llnfer  ©djulbbud)  fci  bernt^tet  ! 
^UtSgefo^nt  bie  ganje  2BeIt  1 
SBriibcr  —  iiberm  ©ternenjelt 

SRt^tet  ©ott,  tote  rtir  geric^tet. 


e  fprubelt  in 
3n  ber  Straubc  golbnem  Slut 
Srinfen  ©anftmut  ^annibalen, 

|)elbenmut  -- 


4.   @te:  object  of  fie^t,  referring  to  ftreube.     15.  <)reffen  = 
bebriicfen.    23.  ilanmbalen  :  subject  of  trtnlcn;  possibly  the  poet 


Sin  bie  greube 

SBriiber,  fltegt  ben  euren 
2Benn  ber  botte  Corner  freift, 

£aj$t  ben  @c^atim  gum  |)tmmel  fprtjjen 
S)iefe§  ©Ia§  bem  guten  ©eift  1 

Gfjor. 

SDen  ber  ©terne  2BirbeI  lofien, 
5)en  bc§  @etapfi§  |)t)mne  preift, 
S)iefe§  ©Ia§  bem  guten  ©etft 

ttberm  (Sternenjelt  bort  oben  I 

t^eften  SJtut  mit  fdiroerem  Seiben, 

^)ilfe,  IDO  bie  llnfdjulb  tneint, 
(Stoigleit  gefcf)iDornen  (Siben, 

SBa^r^eit  gegen  ^reunb  unb  $einb, 
SJiannerftoIj  Dor  ^onigSt^ronen,  — 

Sruber,  gait'  e§  ©ut  unb  33Iut  — 
9Serbten[te  feine  kronen, 

Untergang  iier  2iigenbrut  ! 

Gf)  or. 

ben  ^eit'gen  Quid  bitter, 
@d)tt)6rt  bet  biefem  golbnen  2Bein, 
©elubbe  treu  §u  fetn, 
e§  Bet  bem  ©ternenrtc^ter. 


thought  of  the  Greek  legend  that  regards  Bacchus  as  a  civilizer 
of  men,  but  the  figure  is  absurdly  extravagant. 

2.  Iretft  :  the  wine  cup  is  sometimes  passed  about,  each  drink- 
ing the  pledge  in  turn.  See  vocab.  9tomer. 

ii.  @»tjj!ett  .  .  .  Siben,  see  vocab.  Snrigfeit. 


12 


©djiller 


Die  (Botter 

Written  in  the  spring  of  1788,  and  published  in  Wielai 
£eutfd)er  SJlerfur,  this  poem  was  recast  in  its  present  and  sho 
form  in  1  800. 

The  poem  expresses  Schiller's  enthusiastic  admiration  of  Gr 
life  and  the  poetic  conceptions  embodied  in  Greek  mytholc 
The  original  version  provoked  harsh  criticism  as  an  attack  u 
Christianity,  but  that  was  not  the  poet's  intention,  and  in 
revised  form  the  passages  upon  which  this  criticism  was  ba 
were  changed  or  omitted.  The  poem  is  in  form  an  elegy 
menting  the  loss  of  a  poetic  conception  of  nature,  and  is  noi 
be  interpreted  as  an  attack  upon  Christian  monotheism. 

S)a  tljr  nocfj  bte  fdjb'ne  SSelt  regieret, 
9ln  bet  $rettbe  leidjtem  ©angelbanb 
©eltge  ©e[d)Ied)ter  nod)  gefttljret, 
©c^one  SSefen  aii§  bem  gabellanb  I 
Sldj  !  ba  euer  SSonnebienft  nod)  glance, 
2Bte  ganj  anber»,  anber§  tnar  e§  ba  ! 
man  betne  Sempel  noc^  befrdnste, 


ber  2)td)tung 

noty  lieblid)  urn  bte  SSa^r^eit  manb, 
bte  ©c^opfung  flop  ba  SebenSfuUe, 
Hnb  IDO§  nie  empfinben  tutrb,  empfanb. 
?tn  ber  Siebe  SBufcn  ftc  gu  briicfen, 
©ab  man  ^o^ern  5lbet  ber  ftatur, 

tt)ie§  ben  etngetoei^ten  SBIidtcn, 

eine§ 


2.  i$r  :  construe  ba  tfcr  .  .  .  fd^one  Sffiefen  .  .  .  nod)  .  .  .  regie 
(unb)  .  .  .  secret.    The  auxiliary  fiabt  is  to  be  supplied.    9. 
tfjufia  :  see  vocab.     **    "  —  •  —  ;ti-~  cnr~  * 


religious  emotion. 


16.  eingetoeihten  SltcEen ;  i.  e.  to  poetical  a 


S)te  ©otter  ©rieehcnlanbS  13 

2Bo  jefct  nur,  tote  unfre  SBeifen  fagen, 
@eelenlo§  ein  geuerbafl  fief)  breljt, 
Scnftc  bamal§  feinen  golbnen  SSagen 
£elio§  in  ftifler  9#ajeftat. 
Sicfc  £6Ijen  flitttcn  Creaben, 
Sine  2)rt)a§  lebt  in  jenem  S3aum, 
Stu§  ben  llrnen  lieblidjer  3tajaben 
©prang  ber  (Strome  ©ilberfc^aum. 


Sorbeer  toanb  fic^  einft  nm  £tlfe, 
ScuttalS  2o(^ter  fc^njeigt  in  biefem  Stein, 
tont'  au§  jenem  <S(^tIfe, 
au§  biefem  ^)ain. 
empfing  2)emeter§  3^^re/ 
S)te  fie  u  m  ^3erfep^onen  getoetnt, 
llnb  bon  biefem  |wgel  rief  ©pt^ere  — 
5tci)  umfonft  !  bent  fcijonen  $reunb. 

3u  S5eu!alion§  ©efc^Iec^te  ftiegen 

noc^  bie  ^immliftiien  ^erab  ; 
S  frfione  Stouter  gu  befiegen, 
ber  Seto  <So^n  ben  £)irtenftab. 


..  §ettO§  :  the  sun-god  was  believed  to  drive  a  four-horse 
riot  daily  across  the  sky.  5.  Oreabcit  is  subject.  9.  2or= 

:     i.  e.    Daphne,     changed    to    a    laurel    to    escape    Apollo. 

jEcmtaI§  j£od)ter  :  i.  e.  Niobe,  changed  by  Zeus  into  a 
:.  II.  ©tyrinr.'  $Iage  :  Syrinx  was  a  naiad  who  fled  from 
.  She  was  changed  into  a  reed,  from  which  the  god  cut 

pipe    upon    which    he    played.      12.    Spfiilomeltt  :    see  vocab. 

2)etneter  =  Ceres.  Cf.  S5a§  ©leufifdje  geft.  15.  (£>)tfier.e  = 
us,  lamenting  Adonis.  17.  2)CltfuIton§  ©efdjledjte  :  i.e.  the 
ian  race.  See  vocab.  20.  ber  Ceto  ©obit  :  i.  e.  Apollo,  who 
ime  a  shepherd  to  gain  the  love  of  mortal  women. 


I4 


3iDt|"d)en  9Hcnfdjen,  ©ottern  imb  £eroen 
$niipfte  %nor  einen  fd)bnen  33unb, 
©terblidje  mit  (Sbttern  unb  £eroen 
£wlbigten  in  Slmatljunt. 

ginftrer  Qsrnjl  unb  traurige*  Sntfagen 
SBar  au§  eurem  Ijeitern  3)tenft  berbannt  ; 
©lucfiid)  [oaten  afle  ^erjen  [djlagen, 
2)enn  end)  war  ber  ©lucfltdje  Dertuanbt. 
5)amat§  mar  md)t§  ^cilig  al§  ba§  6d)bne  ; 
Reiner  greube  fc^amte  fic^  ber  ©ott, 
2Bo  bie  feufd)  errb'tenbe 
23o  bie  ©rajie  gebot. 


Sure  2empel  ladjten  gleid) 

bert)errlid)te  ba§  |)elbenfpiel 
%t  be§  ^[t^mu§  fronenreidjen  gef 
Unb  bie  SBagen  bonnerien  pm 
©c^on  gefdjlungne,  feelenfiofle  Stance 
$rei[ten  urn  ben  prangenben  5lltar  ; 
Gure  <Sd)Iafe  fdjmiidten  <5iege§fra'nje, 
kronen  euer  buftenb 


Qtooe  tnuntrcr 
Unb  ber  ^antfyer  prdd)tige§  ©efpann 
9J?eIbeten  ben  groften  ^reubefiringer  ; 
unb  <5att)r  taumeln  i^m  boran  ! 


4.  $matf)imt:  see  vocab.  n.  $am6ne:  see  vocab.  12.  ©ra 
see  vocab.  15.  2Sftf)rciu§  :  see  vocab.  The  prizes  bestowed  at 
Isthmian  games  were  wreaths,  which  the  victors  subseque 
devoted  to  the  gods  by  crowning  their  images  with  them. 
^Jaitthet  :  the  chariot  of  Bacchus  was  represented  as  drawn 
panthers. 


S)ie  ©Stter  ©rte^enlonbS  15 

llm  iljn  fpringen  rafenbe  -JJianaben, 
S^re  Stanje  loben  feinen  SBein, 
llnb  be§  2Birte§  braune  SBangen  laben 
Suftig  511  bem  23ecf)er  ein. 

2)ama(§  trat  fein  grajjlicfyeS  ©erippe 
bag  Sett  beg  ©terbenben.    Sin  Shift 

ba§  lefcte  Seben  Don  ber  Sippe, 
©eine  gacfel  fenft'  ein  ©eniu§. 
©elbft  be§  Orfu»  ftrenge  9ttc^tertt)age 
^)ielt  ber  (Snfet  einer  ©terblic^en, 
Unb  be§  2^rafer§  [eelenuoUe 
bie  (£rinnt)en. 


©eine  greuben  traf  ber  frofje  ©fatten 
^n  @I^fien§  £ainen  mieber  an  ; 
Sreue  Siebe  fanb  ben  treuen  ©atten, 
Unb  ber  2BagenIen!er  feine  33a^n  ; 
£htu§'  ©piel  tont  bie  getooljnten  Sieber, 
3n  5lke[ten§  5lrme  finft  5lbmet, 
©einen  ^reunb  erfennt  OrefteS  toieber, 
©eine 


the  medieval  symbol  of  death.  The  Greek  con- 
tion  was  a  beautiful  youth  with  an  inverted  torch.  10.  6nfel  : 
Minos,  son  of  the  mortal  Europa  by  Zeus.  n.  2!hrofer§  :  i.  e. 
iheus,  who  went  down  to  Hades  to  bring  back  his  wife  Eurydice. 
his  music  he  so  moved  Pluto  that  the  god  permitted  her  to 
irn  ;  he  failed,  however,  to  fulfill  the  condition  and  lost  her  for- 
r.  13.  ©Ctltt  :  i.  e.  corresponding  to  his  life  in  the  upper  world. 
:  poet  had  in  mind  Virgil's  description  of  Elysium  (Aeneid,  Bk.  6, 
-55).  15.  fanb  .  .  .  ©atten  :  allusion  to  Alcestis  and  Admetus, 
)  are  named  in  1.  18.  19.  ©einen  greunb  .  .  .  Oreft  :  i.  e. 
ades;  the  two  are  the  classical  type  of  friendship.  20.  5p{)iloftct: 
vocab.  Sophocles  uses  the  story  as  a  tragic  theme. 


£)6fj're  ^reife  [tdrftcn  ba  ben  linger 

ber  Sugenb  arbettooller  23al)it, 
©roper  Slaten  fyerrlidje  2Mbringer 
$Iimmten  311  ben  ©eligen  Ijinan. 
SSor  bent  SBteberforberer  ber  Stoten 
9ieigte  fid)  ber  ©otter  [tide  <5d)ar  ; 
$urd|  bie  gluten  leudjtet  bem  ^iloten 
SSom  Dlmp  ba» 


@d)6ne  2BcIt,  too  bt[t  bit?    $cfjre  tmeber, 
10  |)olbe§  Slutcnalter  ber  Siatiir  ! 

5tt^,  nur  in  bem  geenlanb  ber  Sieber 
fiebt  noi^  beine  fabel^afte  (Spur. 
9lu§geftorben  traitert  ba»  ©efilbe, 
Petite  ©ottfyett  jeigt  fid)  metnem 
is  %$,  oon  jenem  lebcnroarmen  33ilbe 

Slieb  ber  <Scf)atten  nnr 


jene  SSIiiten  [inb  gefaHen 
SSon  be§  9iorben§  fdjauerlidjem 
6inen  gn  bereidjern  unter  alien, 
5Ku^te  biefe  ©ottenoelt  bergefin. 
Straurig  fud/  id)  an  bem  ©ternenbogen, 
,  (Selene,  finb'  id)  bort  nid)t  mefjr  ; 
bie  23d'Iber  tuf  id),  burd)  bie  2Bogcn, 
fie  tm'eber^aflen  leer. 


4.  ^limmten  .  .  .  f)tnan  :  i.  e.  were  received  into  Olympus. 
The  rest  of  the  stanza  gives  specific  instances,  first  of  Hercules 
(SBtcberforberer  btr  Soten),  who  brought  Alcestis  back  from 
Hades  ;  then  of  Castor  and  Pollux  (ba§  3ttriflttiQ§paar)  who  be- 
came maritime  deities.  19.  Ginen  :  i.  e.  the  God  of  mono- 
theism. 22.  (Selene  :  see  vocab. 


5)ie   ©otter   ©riedfjenlanbS  17 

Unbeftwfst  ber  $reuben,  bie  fie  fdjenfet, 
9He  entjikft  bon  ifjrer  ^errlidjfeit, 
9?ie  getoaljr  be§  ©eifte§,  ber  fie  lenfet, 
©el'ger  me  burd)  meine  ©eltgfett, 
gul)ilo§  feI6[t  fitr  if)re§  ^imftlcrS  (Sljre, 
@(ei(^  bem  toten  ©t^Iog  ber  ^Benbelu^r, 
5)ient  fie  !nec!)tif(^  bem  ©efe^  ber  ©djtoere, 
2)ie  entgotterte  9tatur. 

SJiorgen  roiebcr  neu  fic^  311  entbinben, 
SStiljIt  fie  ^eute  fic^  i^r  eigne§  ©raB, 
Uub  an  eiDtg  gletdjer  ©pinbel  loinben 
Don  felbft  bie  TOonbe  auf  unb  ab. 

fe^rten  511  bem  Sidjterlanfce 
>eim  bie  ©otter,  nnnii^  einer  2BeIt, 
)ie,  enttoadjfen  i^rem  ©tingelbanbe, 
eigne§ 


3ta  fie  fe^rten  I;eim,  unb 
SlflcS  C>0^e  nafjtnen  fie  mit  fort, 
5tfle  garben,  a  He  2eben§tb'ne, 
Unb  nn§  blieb  nnr  ba§  entfeelte  2Bort. 
9Iu3  ber  3e^Put  toeggeriffen,  f^meben 
<5ie  gerettet  auf  be§  ^inbu§  |>of)n  : 
2Ba§  unfterbliii)  im  ©efang  foil  leben, 
im  Seben  unterge^n. 


7.  Sd^were  :  see  vocab.     22.  be»  ^Ptnbu§  iJDoljn:  i.  e.  they  live 
in  poetry. 


i8 


Das  ferfdjleierte 


Sats 


Written  in  August  1795,  and  first  published  in  £>ie  ^ 
The  source  of  the  poem  is  not  definitely  known.  V; 
writers  have  described  the  temple  at  SaYs.  which  contai 
casket  that  only  certain  priests  might  open  or  even  1 
Should  anyone  else  have  the  temerity  to  do  so  it  was  sai( 
he  would  be  deprived  of  his  reason,  and  Pausanius  tells 
certain  youth  whom  this  fate  befell.  The  same  legend  is  ti 
by  Novalis  in  his  unfinished  romance  2)ie  2ef)tltnge  3U 
For  the  casket  Schiller  substitutes  the  veiled  image,  an 
central  thought  of  the  poem,  as  summed  up  in  the  last  si 
is  that  the  search  for  truth  demands  due  restraint,  for  it 
to  be  grasped  by  the  hand  of  rash  impatience,  but  is  dis 
only  to  the  reverent  seeker. 

(Sin  ^tingling,  ben  beg  2Biffen§  fyeijser  2)ur[t 
9?ad)  ©ais  in  %t)J)teti  trieb,  ber  ^riefter 
©efyeime  28ei§I)eit  311  erlernen,  Ijatte 
©cf)on  manc^en  ©rab  mit  fdjneflem  ©eift  burt^ei 
©tet§  rip  iljn  feine  iJorf^bcgicrbc  meiter, 
Unb  faum  befdnftigte  ber  |)ierop^ant 
5)en  ungebutbtg  <5trebenben.    ,,2Ba§  ^ab'  ic^, 
SBenn  i^  ntc^t  oKcS  ^abe?"  fprarf)  ber 
;,©ibt'§  etma  Ijter  ein  2Beniger  unb 
3ft  beine  SSa^r^eit  mie  ber  ©tone  ®IM 
3tm  eine  ©urnrne,  bie  man  grower,  fleiner 
S9e[i|;en  fann  unb  immer  bo^i  befi^t  ? 
3ft  fie  nid)t  eine  einj'ge,  ungeteitte  ? 

3.    ©QY§  :    cf.   vocab.     4.    erternen  :    observe   the  force  c 
prefix;    lemen  =  learn,    erlernen  =  acquire  by  study.      5. 
refers    to    the    different  stages    of  his   progress,     n.  ber  <i 
©liirf  :  the  enjoyment  of  the  senses.     14.  etnc  etllj'ge,  ungei 
*'.  <;.  SBafirljeit. 


2)a§   terfdjleterte  SBtlb   ju  <5a*§  19 

rim  (Sinen  Son  au§  einer  ^armonte, 
tint  @ine  $arbe  au§>  bcm  9tegenbogen, 
)  alle»,  rca§  bir  bleibt,  ift  nid)t3,  fo  long 
)  fdjb'ne  5111  ber  Stone  fefjlt  unb  $arben." 

fnbem  [ie  einft  fo  fprac^en,  ftanben  fie 
einer  etnfamem  9lotonbe  ftifl, 
ein  berft^Ieiert  33ilb  t>on  9tiefengro^e 
n  Bungling  in  bie  5tugen  fiel.    SBermunbert 
it  er  ben  $uf)rer  an  unb  fprid)t  :  ,,2Ba§  tft'§, 
>  ^inter  biefem  ©djleier  fid;  berbirgt?"  — 
:e  SBa^r^cit/'  ift  bie  5lntn)ort.  —  ,,2Bie?"  tuft  fener, 
itf)  SBaljrljeit  ftreb'  i<^  ja  oUcin,  unb  biefe 
abe  ift  e§,  bie  man  mir  berl;tittt?" 

2)a§  mac^e  mit  ber  ©ott^eit  QU§/'  berfetjt 
^ierop^ant.     ff^ein  'Sterbli^er,  fagt  fie, 
ft  biefen  @d)Ieier,  bi§  id;  felbft  tf)n 
i  tuer  mit  ungemei^ter,  fi^ulb'ger 
t  ^eiligen,  berbotnen  fritter  ^ebt, 
,  fprt(|t  bie  ©ott^eit"  —  ,,^un?"  —  w®cr  fie^t  bie 


n  feltfamer  Orafelfprud;  I    3)u  felbft, 

Ijotteft  alfo  niemal§  i^n  ge^oben?"  — 

(;  ?    2Ba^rIi<^  nidjt  !    llnb  war  and)  me  baju 

fud)t."  —  ,rS)QS  faff  id)  nid)t.    2Benn  fton  ber  2Baf)r= 

§eit 
:  biefe  biinne  @d)eiberaanb  mi<^  trennte"  — 

.  tietfdjletett  :  omission  of  the  declensial  ending,  especially 
re  neuter  nouns,  is  common  in  verse.  16.  SRildtt  :  indicative 
with  imperative  force.  21.  fyatteft  t  subjunctive  because  the 
tion  is  indirect. 


©filler 


,,llnb  ein  ©efe£,"  fftflt  iljm  fetn  $iif)rer  ein, 
,f©ettrid}tiger,  mein  ©otyn,  als  bu  e»  metnft, 
3ft  biefer  biinne  glor  —  fiir  beine  £)anb 

letdjt,  bod)  aentnerfdjtoer  fiir  bein  ©ettriffen." 


Bungling  ging  gebanfentiofl  nod)  £>aufe  ; 
raubt  be§  SBiffcnS  brennenbe  33cgier 
©cijlaf,  er  tDaljt  fid)  gliifyenb  auf  bent  2agcr 
llnb  rafft  fic^  auf  urn  9Kittcrnad;t.    3"m  2:enrpcl 
unfreiroiflig  if)n  ber  fdjeue  Slritt. 
marb  e§  i^m,  bie  Jailer  ju  erficigen, 
llnb  mitten  in  ba§  ^nnre  bcr  9iotonbe 
Sragt  ein  befyerjtcr  (Sprung  ben  SBagenben. 

^>ier  fteljt  er  nun,  unb  grauenDott  umfangt 
2)en  Sinfamen  bie  lebenlofe  Stifle, 
2)ie  nur  ber  Sritte  fyofyler  2BieberI)QlI 
^n  ben  gel)eimen  ©ru'ften  unterbridjt. 
33on  oben  burc^  ber  $uppel  Cffnung  toirft 
55er  9ftonb  ben  bleidien,  filberbiauen  (Sd)ein, 
llnb  furdjtbar  h3ie  ein  gegenraorfgcr  ©ott 
(Srglanjt  bur(^  be»  ©ett)6Ibe§  ^infterniffe 
^n  i^rem  langen  ©djleier  bie  ©cftalt. 

©r  tritt  ^inon  wit  ungetmffem  @d)ritt  ; 
(Sc^on  nrill  bie  fred)e  |)anb  ba§  Deilige  berii^ren, 
2^a  jucft  e§  Ijeijj  unb  fu'^I  burd)  fein  ©cbein, 
tlnb  ftbpt  i^n  >oeg  mit  unfidjtbarem  5(rme. 
Ungliidlic^er,  n)Q§  nriflft  bu  tun?    <So  ruft 
3n  fetnem  ^nnern  eine  treue  ©timme. 

15.  S)ie  is  object  of  imterbrtdjt.    1.  26,  p.  20,  to  1.  5,  p.  21  :  these 
lines  are  the  thought  of  the  youth,  but  1.6,  p.  21,  is  what  he  says. 


berfd&Ieterte  93tlb  311  ©cn§  21 

SBer furfjen  ben  3IflljeiIigen  roiflft  bu  ? 
®ein  ©terblicfjer,  [pracf)  be§  DralelS  9ftunb, 
Stiicft  bie[en  ©cfjleier,  bi§  icfj  [elb[t  ifjn  fyebe. 
2)otf)  fet|te  nid)t  berfelbe  -Eftunb  ^tnju  : 
2Ber  biefen  <Sd)Ieier  ^cbt,  fott  SSa^r^eit  flatten? 
,,<Set  ^inter  if;m,  roa§  toifl  I    $6)  ^eb'  i^n  ouf." 
(£r  ruft'S  mit  tauter  6ttmm':     „$$  toifl  fie  f^aucn." 

(Sdjauen  1 
©eflt  i()in  ein  Iange§  (Sdjo  fpottenb 


(Sir  [print's  unb  Ijat  ben  ©djleier  au[gebecft. 
10  9iun,  fragt  iljr,  unb  roa§  geigte  [itf)  ifjm  fn'er? 
3rf)  roeijj  e§  mcfjt.    5Be[innung§Io§  unb  bleid), 
©o  [anben  i^n  am  anbern  2ag  bie  5J3rie[ter 
5lm  ^u^ge[teE  ber  $[i§  au§ge[trecft. 
SBa§  er  aflba  ge[e^en  unb  er[a^ren, 
is  ^)at  [eine  3un9e  nie  befannt.    ?tu[  eroig 
2Bar  [eine§  2eben§  ^eiterleit  batyin, 
^^n  ri^  ein  tie[er  ©ram  gum  friiljen  ©rabe. 
,,2Se^i  bem/y  bie§  roar  [ein  roarnungSboneS  SSort, 
2Benn  unge[tiime  ^rager  in  ifyn  brangen, 

bent,  ber  gu  ber  SBafjrfjeit  ge^t  bur^ 
tt)trb  ifym  nimmerme^r  er[reuli<^  [ein  \" 


Written  in  August  1795,  and  first  published  in  the  2Jhtfett= 
SUmcmadj  in  1796. 

The  poem  presents  in  a  series  of  stanzas  in  contrasting  meter 
the  opposite  natures  of  man  and  woman.  The  poet  has  happily 
chosen  for  the  praise  of  woman's  activity  the  dactylic  measure, 

13-  3fi§  '•  see  vocab. 


22  Sdjiller 

thus  lending  to  the  verse  a  certain  gentleness  and  calm,  while 
the  trochaic  measure  suits  the  restless  and  strenuous  work  of 
man.  The  peculiar  effectiveness  of  this  choice  is  easily  evident 
when  the  poem  is  read  aloud. 

By  some  Schiller's  happy  married  life  is  regarded  as  the 
inspiration  of  this  poem,  though  all  personal  reference  is  avoided. 
The  idea  of  the  poem  is  found  in  a  letter  to  Lotte,  Nov.  17. 
1788,  in  which  the  poet  says:  "It  seems  to  me  that  woman  is 
created  to  imitate  the  dear  joy-giving  sun  in  the  mortal  world, 
and  to  make  happy  her  own  and  our  lives  with  gentle  sunshine. 
We  arouse  the  storm,  the  rain,  the  snow  and  the  wind,  and 
they  are  to  scatter  the  clouds  which  we  have  driven  together 
upon  God's  earth,  to  melt  the  snow,  and  to  make  the  world 
young  again  with  their  radiance." 


bie  ^rouen  !  fie  flecfjten  unb  toeben 
£>immlifd)e  9lofen  in§  irbifdje  Seben, 
££Iec()ten  ber  Siebe  beglii<fenbe§  Sknb, 
Unb  in  ber  ©rc^ie  judjtigem  <5d)Ieier 
Mfyren  fie  njadifam  ba§  etoige  $euer 
©djoner  ©efiifyle  mit  Ijeiliger  £>anb. 

(£ttrig  au§  ber  SSa^r^eit  ©djranfen 
<5d)tDetft  be§  Cannes  ttrilbe  $raft  ; 
Unftftt  treiben  bie  ©ebcmfen 
5luf  bem  9J?eer  ber  Seibenfdjaft  ; 
©ierig  greift  er  in  bie  $erne, 
dimmer  ttirb  fein  |)er3  gefiittt  ; 
9taftlo§  burc^  entlegne  ©terne 
3^agt  er  feine§  2raume§  33ilb. 

4.  ©rajte  :  again  referred  to  1.  18,  p.  24,  as  &f)<m§,  a  Greek 
name  meaning  "charm."  The  poet  seems  to  ascribe  to  the 
Graces  attributes  of  the  veiled  Roman  vestals  who  tended  the 
perpetual  fire  of  Vesta,  the  goddess  of  the  fireside  and  of  family 
life.  7.  bet  SBafjrfyett  =  hwfjren  in  the  sense  of  suitable  or  proper. 
14.  $£rautne§  SBtlb  :  i.  e.  his  ideal. 


ber  grauen  23 


9Iber  mit  jauberifd)  feffelnbem  2Midfe 
SBinfen  bie  grauen  ben  glii^tling  guriidfe, 
SSarnenb  juriirf  in  ber  (Segenmart  ©pur. 
$n  ber  Gutter  befdjeibener  £iitte 
@inb  fie  geblieben  mtt  fdjamfyafier  <Sttte, 
ber  frommen  5Jiatur.  • 


i(t  be§  bonnes  <Streben, 
jermolmenber  ©eioalt 
ber  toilbe  bur(^  ba§  Seben, 
D^ne  giaft  unb  «ufent$alt. 
2Ba§  er  fdjuf,  gerftort  er  roieber, 
dimmer  ru^t  ber  2Biinfd)e  ©trett, 
dimmer,  tote  ba§  ^aiipt  ber 
fatlt  unb  [id?  erneut. 


5tber  gufrieben  mtt  (tiHerem 
S3red>en  bie  $rauen  bes 
^ci^ren  fie  forgfam  mit  liebenbem  Sle 
greier  in  i^rem  gebunbenen  SBirfen, 
9teidjer  al§  er  in  be§  2Biffen§  Se^irfen 
Unb  in  ber  2)id)tung  unenbltd)em 


©treng  unb  ftolj,  fiti)  felbft  geniigenb, 

be§  Cannes  falte  Sruft, 
id)  an  ein  ^erj  fid)  fdjmiegenb, 
ber  Siebe  ©otterluft, 


2.  5fti$tltng  :  not  fugitive  but  wanderer.  13.  §l)bet  :  a  mytho- 
logical monster  with  a  hundred  heads,  each  of  which  when  cut 
off  was  replaced  by  two.  23.  ^Derjltd)  .  .  .  fdjmtegettb  :  heart  to 
heart  sincerely  pressing. 


24 


Rennet  ntd)t  ben  Staufd)  ber  <5eelen, 
9itd)t  in  Strdnen  fdjtntlgt  er  l)tn  ; 
<Selbft  be§  2eben§  ^ompfe  fifteen 
Barter  feinen  tyarten  ©inn. 

Slber  *trie,  letfe  bom  3^9*  erfdjitttert, 
<5d)nett  bte  aoliftfje  |)arfe  erjittert, 
5llfo  bte  fii^Ienbe  <SeeIe  ber  $rau. 
3iittlt(i)  gean^ftigt  bom  33ilbe  ber  Oualen, 
SBoIIet  ber  Itebenbe  5Bu[en,  e§  ftra^Ien 
$J3erIenb  bie  5Iugen  bon  ^immltfcfiem  Stew. 

Sn  ber  banner  |)errfc^gebiete 
©tit  ber  ©tarfe  tro^tg  9ted;t  ; 
9fttt  bent  @(i)tt)ert  betoetft  ber 
Unb  ber  ^erfer  nrirb  gum 
@§  befe^ben  fid)  tm  ©rimme 
S)te  Segterben  mtlb  unb  ro^, 
llnb  ber  6rt3  rau^e  ©timnte 
SSaltet,  too  bte  6I)art3  flo^. 

5lber  mtt  fanft  iiberrebenber  Sttte 
§tif)ren  bit  tyrauen  ben  ©cepter  ber  ©ttte, 
SiJfdjen  bte  3tt)tetrad)t,  bte  tobenb  entgliiljit, 
fie^ren  bte  ^rofte,  bte  fetnbltd)  fid)  ^affen, 
©id)  in  ber  liebltdjen  ^orm  git  ttntfaffen, 
llnb  bereinen,  toaS  enrig  fid)  flte^t. 

10.   bOTt  .  .  .  Stall  :  t.  e.  tears   of  sympathy  ;    connect  with  ^cr= 
tenb.      13.    bet  ©Ctytfce  :    a  type  of  vigorous   manhood.      14.   ber 
of  cultured  effeminacy. 


©pajtergang  25 


Der 

Written  in  September,  1795,  and  first  published  in  3)te 
of  the  same  year  with  the  title  ©legte. 

The  progress  of  civilization  is  a  theme  that  especially  appealed 
to  Schiller,  and  he  treats  it  in  several  different  poems.  Here 
a  walk  from  Stuttgart  to  Hohenheim  and  the  various  objects 
in  the  landscape  gave  the  first  idea  of  the  poem.  It  falls  into 
three  main  divisions.  The  first  depicts  undisturbed  nature  and 
the  simple  charms  of  the  rural  scene.  The  second  part  presents 
the  development  of  civilization  and  the  consequent  social  cor- 
ruption, while  the  third  shows  how  man  finally  frees  himself 
from  insincerity  and  conventionality,  to  seek  his  true  well-being 
in  a  return  to  nature. 

Schiller  was  especially  fond  of  this  poem.  Its  changing  pict- 
ures present  human  activity  in  its  varied  manifestations  ;  theme 
and  form  are  well  suited  to  each  other,  and  its  dignity  and 
unity  of  purpose  make  it  a  work  that  well  rewards  the  effort 
needed  to  understand  and  to  appreciate  it. 

©ei  mir  gegriifct,  ntein  23erg  ntit  bent  rb'tlid)  ftraljlenben 

©ipfel  ! 

©ei  mir,  <Sonne,  gegriijjt,  bie  il)n  fo  HeMid)  befdjeint  1 
aud)  griijj'  id),  belebte  $Iur,  end),  fdufelnbe  Sinben, 
Unb  ben  froljlidjen  Gljor,  ber  auf  ben  ttften  fid)  toiegt, 
ufyige  SBItiue,  bid)  and),  bie  unermefsHd)  fid)  auSgiejjt 
llm  ba§  fcraune  ©ebirg,  iiber  ben  griinenben  SSalb, 

urn  mid),  ber,  enblid)  entflo^n  be§  3inimer§  ©efdngnis 
llnb  bent  engen  ©efprad),  freubtg  fid)  rettet  ju  bir. 
10  Seiner  Sit  f  te  balfamifdjer  (Strom  burdjrinnt  mi<^  erquidenb, 
Unb  ben  burftigen  Slid  labt  ba§  energtfdje 


I.  1.  2,  p.  25,  to  1.  8,  p.  27,  picture  the  landscape,  describing 
tvie  charms  of  nature  undisturbed  by  man.  2.  tnetTt  :  giving  the 
idea  of  familiarity.  5.  &f)0t  :  i.  c.  the  songsters.  7.  btOUItC  : 
referring  to  the  weather-beaten  rocks.  9.  engen  :  see  vocab. 


Mftig  ouf  blufymber^uerglan^en  bie  toedtfelnben  $arl 
9lber  ber  reijenbe  <Streit  lofet  in  5lnmut  fid)  auf. 

gret  empfangt  mid)  bie  2Biefe  mit  meitfyin  fcerbreite 

Steppid)  ; 
$urd)  iljr  fteunbli$e§  ®riin  fcpngt  fid)  ber  Idnbl 


Urn  mid)  fummt  bie  gefcfyiftige  Sicne,  mit  jtteifeln! 


SBiegt  ber  ©djmetterling  fi(^  iiber  bem  rotlidjten  ^Ii 
©lu^cnb  trifft  mic^  ber  <5onne  spfcil,  ftifl  tiegen  bie  2Bi 
ber  2erd)e  ©efang  toirbelt  in  ^citerer  Suft. 
^t  brauft'»  au§  bem  na^en  ©ebiifd)  ;  ticf  neigen 

(Srlen 
kronen  fic^,  unb  im  SSinb  mogt  ba§  Derfilberte 

umfangt  ambrofifc^e  9Jad)t  ;  in  buftenbe 
9iimmt  ein  priid)tige§  2)ac^  fdjattenber  Sudjen  mid) 
n  be§  SSalbeS  ©e^eimniS  entjlie^t  mir  auf  einmal 

Sanbfdjaft, 

Unb  ein  fdjlangelnber  ^fob  leitet  mid)  fteigenb  empt 
o^Ien  burd)bringt  ber  3tDd8e  Iaubid)te§  ©itte 
@porfame§  Sicfyt,  unb  e§  blidt  lac^enb  ba§  Slaue  ^er 
5lber  plo^Iic^  ^erreifst  ber  ftloi.    SDer  geoffnete  2BaIb  g 
itberrafdjenb  be§  2ag§  blenbenbem  ©lanj  mid) 


2.  lofet  .  .  .  fit!)  auf  :  see  vocab.  The  flowers  contrast  sha 
in  color,  but  the  whole  effect  is  harmonious.  6.  rotlttf) 
see  vocab.  rb'tltcf).  The  second  t  is  an  older  and  now  di? 
form,  that  Schiller  often  uses.  7.  SBefte  :  see  vocab.,  2 
9.  brcmft'S:  i.  e.  etoa§  brauft.  n.  ambrofiftfj  ==  erquicf 
Ambrosia  was  the  food  of  the  gods.  9ta(I)t  =  2Balbe§bll1 
15.  laubidjt  :  cf.  6,  note.  17.  geoffnete  :  the  poet  has  1 
climbing  a  wooded  mountain,  but  he  now  gains  the  sun 
where  a  clearing  affords  an  extended  view. 


$>er  ©jxijtergang  27 

bfefjbar  ergiefjt  fic()  bor  meinen  Slttfen  bie  $erne, 
nb  ein  blaue§  ©ebirg  enbigt  im  SDttfte  bie  SBelt. 
on  be§  33erge3  ^itfj,  ber  gaf)Iing3  unter  mir  ab= 

ftiirjt, 

Met  be§  griinlid)ten  ©trom§  fliefjenber  ©piegel  toorbei. 
Io§  unter  mir  fefy'  id)  ben  $tljer,  iiber  mir  enblo§, 
licfe  mit  <5d)tt)inbeltt  Jjinauf,  blicfe  mit  ©djaubern 

In'nab. 

:  jtoifcfien  ber  etoigen  ^>o^'  unb  ber  ettngen  Siefe 
rdgt  ein  gelanberter  ©teig  fic^er  ben  2Banbrer  ba^in. 
enb  flie^en  an  mir  bie  reidtjen  lifer  Doriiber, 
nb  ben  frofylitfien  %lei%  riifimet  ba§  prangenbe  2aL 
:  Sinien,  fief)  1  bie  be»  2anbmann§  (Sigentitm  fdieiben, 
n  ben  2eppic^  ber  glur  ^at  fie  2)emeter  gerairlt. 


enbigt  ...  bie  SBelt  :  z.  t.  he  can  see  no  further. 
,  1.  9,  p.  27,  to  1.  6,  p.  35,  picture  civilization  and  its  effects. 
poet  first  describes  rural  life  and  agriculture,  1.  9,  p.  27,  to 
p.  29  ;  he  then  notes  the  proximity  of  the  town  and  its  ac- 
anying  artifical  conditions,  1.  3,  p.  29,  to  1.  12,  p.  29,  and 
isses  to  the  consideration  of  town  life.  The  general  con- 
is  of  corporate  activity  are  noted,  1.  13,  p.  29,  to  1.  6,  p.  30, 
under  mythological  figures  the  life  of  the  city  is  described, 
p.  30,  to  1.  14,  p.  30.  The  influence  of  the  town  extends, 
e  is  administered,  patriotism  is  developed  by  war  against 
jn  foes  and  peace  is  established,  1.  15,  p.  30,  to  1.  8,  p.  31. 

the  poet  reviews  industrial  development  and  the  growth 
mmerce,  1.  9,  p.  31,  to  1.  8,  p.  32,  upon  which  progress  in 
science  and  intellectual  culture  follow,  1.  9,  p.  32,  to  1.  it), 
Finally  he  considers  the  fatal  consequences  of  confusing 
y  of  reason  and  license,  or  liberty  of  desire,  which  results 
>cial  degeneration  and  ends  in  revolution,  1.  II,  p.  33,  to 
P-  35- 

.    3ene   Stttten  :    strips   of  grass  between  fields  ;  they  mark 
daries,  and  thus  take  the  place  of  fences  in  America. 


28  Sdjilter 


$reunblid)e  ©dirift  be§  ©efet$e§,  be§  menfdjenertyaltenben 

©ottes, 

©eit  au§  ber  efjernen  28elt  fliefyenb  bie  Siebe  berfdjroanb! 
Stber  in  freieren  ©djlangen  bur^freujt  bie  geregelten  $el= 

ber, 
3^e^t  berfd)(ungen  bom  SBalb,  je^t  an  ben  33ergen  ^in= 

auf 
5  $limmenb,  ein  fdjimmernber  ©treif,  bie  Sa'nber  berlnii|)= 

fenbe  ©tra^e ; 
bem  ebenen  ©trom  gleiten  bie  ^Ib'pe  ba^in. 

ertb'nt  ber  ^erben  ©ela'ut'  im  belebten  ©efitbe, 
llnb  ben  SBieber^afl  ttjecEt  einfam  be§  ^irten  ©efang. 
9Jiuntere  5)orfer  befrdnjen  ben  ©trom,  in  ©ebiifd)en  ber= 


5lnbre,  Dom  9iiiden  be§  33erg§  [liir^en  fie  gtify  bort  fjerab. 
9ia^barlic^  mo^net  ber  SJienfd;  nod)  mit  bem 

fammen, 

Seine  ftelber  umru^n  f  riebli^  fein  Iftnblic^e§ 
Slraulid)  ran!t  ft^  bie   9leb'  empor  an  bem  niebrigen 


6inen  umarmenben  3^9  f^Hngt  um  bie  £mtte  ber 

5Baum. 
.s  ©liidlid)e§  Soil  ber  ©efilbe !  nod)  nidjt  gur  grei^eit  er= 


bu  mit  beiner  Slur  Wlid)  ba§  enge  ©efefc. 

i.  menf^ener^altenben  :  law  regulates  and  so  maintains  society. 
2.  2tebe  Derfdjtounb  :  referring  to  the  passing  of  the  "golden 
age"  of  the  poets.  5.  ©trctf  :  i.  e.  the  high  road.  15.  nod) 
ttidjt  .  .  .  eriDQC^et  :  i.  e.  still  limited  by  simple  and  natural  con- 
ditions, as  bo§  enge  ©efetj  in  1.  16  shows.  Schiller's  position  as 
a  poet  of  liberty  forbids  a  general  interpretation. 


3>er 


29 


Deine  2Biinfd)e  befdjranlt  bet  (Srnten  rufyiger  ®rei§Iauf, 

2Bie  bein  iagmerf,  gteicfy,  ttrinbet  bein  geben  fief)  ob  ! 
5lber  roer  raubt  mir  auf  einmal  be>n  lieblicfyen 

(Sin  frember 

©eift  berbreitet  fidj  fcfjnefl  iiber  bie  frembere 
©probe  fonbert  fid)  ab,  roa§  fa  urn  nod)  liebenb  fid)  mifdjte, 

llnb  ba§  ©leicfje  nur  ift'S,  uiaS  an  ba§  ©leidje  fid)  rei^)t. 
(Stiinbe  fe^'  ii^  gebitbet,  ber  ^appeln  ftolge  ©efdjlec^ter 

3ie^n  in  cjeorbnetem  tyomp  borne^m  unb  pracfitig  better. 
9tegel  tcirb  afle§,  unb  alle§  toirb  SBo^I,  unb  at(e§  Sebeutung  ; 

2)iefeS  jDienergefoIg  melbet  ben  |)errfd)er  mir  an. 
^rangenb  berfiinbigen  i^n  Don  fern  bte  beleudjteten  ^uppeln, 

5lu§  bem  felficijten  ®ern  ^ebt  fic^  bie  tiirmenbe  <5  1  a  b  t. 
$n  bie  SBilbniS  ^inau§  finb  be§  2Salbe§  gaunen  Derflo^en, 

5tber  bie  3lnbacf)t  lei^t  p^ere§  Seben  bem  <5tein. 
I5  ^Jd^er  geriidft  ift  ber  3Jienfc^)  an  ben  Sftenfdjen.     ©nger 

rairb  um  i^n, 

9leger  ertuadjt,  e§  umnjalgt  rafter  fid)  in  ifjm  bie  28elt. 


2.  fltctdj  =  gletd^tTlcifeig  ;  the  recurring  harvests  and  the  round 
of  daily  toil  form  the  limits  of  the  rustic's  life  and  desire. 
3-4.  frember  ©eift  :  i.  e.  a  mind  further  removed  from  the  simple 
conditions  of  natural  life.  7.  ©tattbe  :  classes;  the  result  of  land- 
scape gardening.  The  stately  poplars  serve  as  a  type  of  selec- 
tion and  culture,  and  standing  like  a  retinue  of  servants  (j£)tettei= 
gefolg,  1.  10),  suggest  great  estates  and  the  artificial  life  of  the 
town.  12.  $ettt  :  the  city  built  upon  the  hill-top  appears  as  if 
emerging  from  the  rock.  13.  ^OUTieTt  :  trees  and  the  forms  of 
nature  are  replaced  by  structures  of  stone  reared  for  the  worship 
of  God  or  in  memory  of  men  and  events.  The  following  lines 
describe  the  general  characteristics  of  city  life.  15  ff.  :  construe, 
®te  SBelt  itm  ifin  ttnrb  either  unb  reger  emmdjt  ;  bie  SBelt  in 
ibttt  toaljt  firf)  rafter  um.  Human  life,  crowded  together  in  the 
city,  becomes  more  active  and  cooperation  produces  great  results. 


30 


ba  entbrennen  in  feurigem  ^ampf  bie  eifernben 

flrftfte, 

toirfet  ifyr  ©treit,  ©rofjereS  nrirlet  if)r  33unb. 
Staufenb  £>onbe  belebt  (Sin  ©eift,  Ijotf)  fcf)Iaget  in  taufenb 
Sriiften,  toon  (Sinem  ©efuf)l  gliiljenb,  ein  einjige§  ^etj, 
fur  ba§  SSaterlanb  unb  gliif)t  fur  ber  5l!)nen  ©e= 

fe^e  ; 

nuf  bem  teuren  ©runb  ru^t  i^r  berdjrte§  ©eBetn. 
9lieber  fteigen  bom  |)immel  bte  feligen  ©otter  unb  nefytncn 

Sn  bem  gemei^ten  Se^irf  feftlitiie  2Bo{)nungen  ein  ; 
^errlii^e  ©aben  befdierenb  erfdieinen  fie  :  Sere§  bor  aflen 
Sringet  be§  $fluge§  ©eft^enl,  ^)erme§  ben  5tnfer  Ijerbei, 
33acc£)u§  bie  Sraube,  5)iinerba  be§  OIbaum§  griinenbe 

heifer, 

5tuc^  ba§  friegriffiie  9to§  fii^ret  ^ofeibon  fyeran. 
Gutter  6t)bele  fpannt  an  be§  2Bagen§  3)ei^ifel  bie  Sowen, 
^n  ba§  gaftli^e  2or  jie^t  fie  al£  SSiirgerin  ein. 

©teinel     5tu§  eu^  ergoffen  fic^  ^flanger  ber 


gernen  ^nfeln  be§  5)?eere§  fanbtet  ir  ©itten  unb  $unft, 
2Beife  fprac^en  ba§  9tecf)t  an  biefen  gefelligen  2oren, 

|>elben  ftiirgten  gum  ^ampf  fiir  bie  ^enaten  ^erau§. 
5Iuf  ben  -iDtauern  erfdjienen,  ben  ©angling  im  5Irme,  bie 

gutter, 

SSIicften  bem  £>eerjug  nad),  bi§  i^n  bie  $erne  berfc^Iang. 

7.  ©otter  :  the  Greeks  believed  that  the  gods  took  possession 
of  their  respective  temples.  Those  mentioned  have  to  do  with 
supplying  and  purveying  food  and  lending  protection.  15.  $Pflcm= 
•jet  ber  SRenfdjfjett  :  referring  to  the  diffusion  of  culture  by  colo- 
nization. 9Jtcn)"d)fieit  =  9ftenfd)I.td)feU.  17.  gefefltgen:  the  city 
gates  were  a  common  meeting  place  and  the  Mosaic  law  ordered 
that  judges  be  stationed  there. 


SBetenb  ftiirjten  fie  bann  dor  bet  ©otter  Stltfircn  fid)  nieber, 
glefyten  urn  9tu^m  unb  <Sieg,  fleljten  urn  sJtiicffe(jr  fur 

end). 
@ljre  twrb  end)  unb  ©teg,  bod)  ber  9Utf)m  nur  fefjrte 

juriidfe  ; 

Surer  2aten  SSerbtenft  melbet  ber  riifyrenbe  (Stein  : 
,,2Banberer,  fommft  bu  nad)  ©parta,  Derfiinbige  borten, 

bu  I)abe[t 

Un§  Ijter  Itegen  gefefyn,  luie  baS  ©efe^  e§  befaljL" 
Sftu^et  fanft,  i^r  ©eltebten  I    SSon  eurem  SBIute  beg  off  en, 
©riinet  ber  Olbnum,  e§  feimt  tuftig  bie  foftlic^e  <Saat. 
Saunter  entbrennt,  be§  @tgentum§  f  ro^i,  ba§  freie  ©etuerbe, 
5lu§  bent  (St^ilfe  be§  <Strom§  ratnfet  ber  bidultdite  ©ott. 
3tf(i)enb  fltegt  in  ben  SSaum  bie  5tjt,  e§  erfeuf  jt  bie  Srtyabe, 
4)0(3^  Don  be§  5Berge§  |)aupt  fttirjt  fid)  bie  bonnernbe 

Soft. 
SluS  bent  gel»bruc^  nriegt  fic^  ber  <Stein,  dom  £>ebel  be= 

pgelt; 

^n  ber  ©ebirge  (Srf)Iu<$t  tan^t  ftc^  ber  Sergmann  f)tnab. 
SJiitlcibers  ?lmbo^  tont  don  bent  Staft  gefdjmungener 

nter, 

Hnter  ber  nerdic^ten  ^auft  fpritjen  bie  ^unfen  be»  ( 

©Itinjjenb  umnjinbet  ber  golbene  Sein  bie  tanjenbe  ©pinbel, 

2)urd)  bie  <SpaIten  be§  ©arn§  faufet  ba§  toebenbe  <Sd)tff  . 

gern  auf  ber  9tf)ebe  ruft  ber  5pilot,  e§  marten  bie  glotten, 

2>te  in  ber  ^remblinge  Sanb  tragen  ben  Ijeimifcfjen 


5.  The  epitaph  of  the  three  hundred  Spartans  who  fell  at 
Thermopylae.  8.  £)lbcmtn  :  the  symbol  of  peace.  10.  ber  blau= 
Itdjte  ©ott  :  i.  e,  the  river  god  J  caeruleus  =  azure,  was  a  com- 
mon epithet  for  Neptune.  The  streams  permit  navigation  and 
supply  power  for  manufacturing. 


32 

5lnbre  gieljn  froljlocfenb  bort  em  mit  ben  ©aben  ber  gerne, 
$oc()  Don  bem  ragenben  9Jtaft  roeljet  be]:  feftlirfje  ^ranj. 

©iefye,  ba  roimmeln  bte  9J?arlte,  ber  $ralnt  toon  frb'fylicfyem 

Seben, 
©eltfamer  ©proven  ©etuirr  brauft  in  ba§  ttwnbernbe 


ben  ©tapel  fdju'ttet  bte  (Srnten  ber  6rbe  ber 

mann, 
2Ba»  bem  glu^enben  (Strati  5tfrifa§  SBoben  gebiert, 

5trabien  fod)!,  ma§  bie  au$er[te  3:^ule  bereitet, 

$od)  mit  erfreuenbem  ©lit  fiiflt  5lmaltljea  ba§  ^)orn. 

S)a  gebieret  ba§  ©liid  bem  Stalente  bie  gottlirfjen  ^inber, 

SSon  ber  greifieit  gefaugt  wac^fen  bie  ^iin[te  ber  Suft. 

9Jiit  nac^a^menbem  Seben  erfreut  ber  SMlbner  bie  5lugen, 

llnb  bom  $Reij$el  befeelt  rebet  ber  fitljlenbe  <Stein. 
^iin(tlid)e  |>immel  ruf)n  auf  frfjlanfen  jonif(i)en  ©iiulen, 

llnb  ben  ganjen  Ol^mp  fc^Iie^et  ein  ^antfjeon  ein. 
2ei(i)t  tote  ber  JtiS  Sprung  burcf)  bie  Suft,  mie  ber  5pfeil 

Don  ber  ©enne, 

^upfet  ber  Sriicfe  ^oci)  iiber  ben  braufenben  ©trom. 
5tber  im  (titlen  ©emac^  entroirft  bebeutenbe  Qitfd 
©innenb  ber  SBeife,  befc^leidjt  forfcfyenb  ben  fc^affenben 

©eift, 

3.  $taljn  :  here  for  dock,  where  the  derrick  stands.  6.  fle= 
btert  :  see  flebaren.  8.  ?tmalthe/a  :  the  nymph  who  nourished  the 
infant  Zeus  on  goat's  milk.  The  goat  was  subsequently  made 
a  constellation,  and  one  of  the  horns  became  the  cornucopia,  or 
horn  of  plenty,  always  filled  with  whatever  its  possessor  desired. 
9.  ©lUtf  =  SBohlftutlb;  the  fine  arts  follow  prosperity.  16.  §iipfet: 
see  vocab.  The  poet  here  thinks  of  Iris  as  the  rainbow  itself. 
Sod)  :  see  vocab.  17.  bebeutenbe  Qtrfel  :  refers  to  the  beginning 
of  mathematics,  the  following  lines  to  the  study  of  science. 


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33 


^riift  ber  <Stoffe  ©ewalt,  bet  9ftagnete  £affen  unb  Stefan, 
$olgt  burcf)  bie  Stifte  bem  $lang,  folgt  burd)  ben  9ltf)er 

bem  €5tra$l, 
<Sudjt  ba§  bertraute  ©efeij  in  be§  3ufQfl3  graufenben 

SBunbern, 

ben  ruljenben  tyol  in  ber  @rfi^einnngen  $lucf)t. 
unb  ©timme  lei^t  bie  ©dEjrift  bem  ftummen  ©e= 

banlen, 
ber  ^a^r^unberte  ©trom  tragt  if)n  ba§  rebenbe 

Slatt. 
jerrinnt  Dor  bem  rounbernben  Slicf  ber  ^ebel  be§ 


Unb  bie  ©ebitbe  ber  9la(^t  toeidjen  bem  tagenben  Sic^t. 
©eine  geffeln  gerbridjt  ber  SJienfc^.   2)er  SBegliicfte  !   3«s 

riff  er 
ben  ^effeln  ber  gur^t  nur  ni(^t  ben  3iigel  ber 

©rfjam  ! 

!  ruft  bie  SBernunft,  ^rei^eit  !  bie  nrilbe  Segierbe, 
2Son  ber  ^eil'gen  9?atur  ringen  fie  liiftern  fid)  Io§. 
cf),  ba  reifeen  im  ©titrm  bie  ^n!er,  bie  an  bem  lifer 
2Barnenb  i^n  ^ielten,  ifjn  fafet  mocfitig  ber  flutenbe 

©trom  ; 

llnenbliiije  reipt  er  tljn  !^in,  bie  ^iifte  berfdjnrinbet, 
od)  auf  ber  gluten  ©ebirg  nriegt  fic^  entmaftet  ber 


i.  §affen  unb  fiteben  =  Slbftofeen  unb  ^Injietien.  3.  bertroute 
say  reassuring  law.  4.  ben  rufjenben  ^Pol:  i.  e.  the  fun- 
damental law.  9.  S^trifV  er  :  inversion  to  express  condition, 
wenn  er  ...  nur  nidjt  jerrtffe.  n.  5rei^tt:  the  reference 
is  not  to  freedom  but  to  license,  which  should  be  checked 
by  <Sd)am,  but  unrestrained  leads  to  excess  and  moral  ship- 
wreck. 


Winter  2Mfen  erlofd)en  be§  2Bagen§  betyarrlidje  ©terne, 
SMeibenb  ift  ni$t§  mefjr,  e§  irrt  felbft  in  bem  33ufen  bet 

©ott: 
fe  bem  ©efpradje  Derfdjtm'nbet  bie  SSafjrfjeit,  ©lauben 

unb  £reue 

<Hu§  bem  2eben,e§  liigt  felbft  auf  bet  Cippe  ber<Sdmntr. 
^n  ber  £>er5en  t>ertraulid)ften  SSunb,  in  ber  Siebe  ©e= 


S)rangt  fic^  ber  ©pfop^ant,  rei^t  Don  bem  ftreunbe  ben 

t^reunb. 
9tuf  bie  Unfdiulb  fd)ielt  ber  SSerrat  mit  tjerf^Iingeubem 

5BItcfe, 

Wit  toergiftenbem  SBife  totet  be§  2afterer§  3^- 
geil  ift  in  ber  gefcfjanbeten  Sruft  ber  ©ebanfe,  bie  Siebe 

2Sirft  be§  freien  @efii^§  gott(id)cn  ?tbet  ^intt)eg. 
Reiner  ^eiligen  Qnfyn,  o  SSa^r^eit,  ^at  ber  Setrug  fid) 

^ngema^t,  ber  9latur  foftlirfje  ©timmen  enttoei^t, 
55ie  ba§  bebiirftige  ^erj  in  ber  ^reube  $>rang  fic^  erfinbet; 
^aum  gibt  tt)af)re§  ©efii^l  nod)  burd)  3Serftummen  fid) 

funb. 
ber  2ribiine  pra^tet  ba§  9iec^t,  in  ber  $utte  bie  @in= 

tradjt, 

fe^e§  ©efpenft  fte^t  an  ber  ®6nige  5;i)ron. 
lang  mag,  ^afyrlninberte  lang  bie  5Jiiimie  baiiern, 
ba§  triigenbe  3BiIb  lebenber  gitHe  beftetm, 
i§  bie  9htur  ertuadji,  unb  mit  fc^roeren,  eljernen  ^)a'nben 
.5tn  ba»  fyofyle  ©ebiiu  rufjret  bie  9iot  unb  bie 


I.  be§  2Cagen§  ...  ©teme:  i.  e.  the  pole  star  in  the  constel- 
lation of  Charles'  Wain  or  the  Great  Bear.  Mankind,  guided  by 
license,  loses  sight  of  the  guiding  principles  of  life.  2.  in  bent 
53ufen  ber  ©ott  :  i.  e.  conscience.  9.  ber  ©ebanfe,  bie  Stebe  :  i.  e. 

conviction  and  even  love  become  venal.     15.  SCrtbiine  =  ^tribunal. 


£>er  Spajtergattfl  25 

(Siner  Stigerin  gleicf),  bie  ba§  eiferne  ©itter  burcfjbrodjen 
Unb  be§  numibtfdjen  28alb3  plofclid)  unb  fdjredlid)  ge= 

bentt, 
2Iuf[tef)t  mit  be§  23erbrerf)en3  SBut  unb  be§  (SlenbS  bie 

Sftenfc^eit, 

Unb  in  ber  5lfd)e  ber  ©tabt  fu<i)t  bie  Derlorne  -ftatur. 
O,  fo  off  net  eud),  5)iauern,  itnb  gebt  ben  ©efangenen  lebig! 

3u  ber  tterlaffenen  glut  le^r'  er  gerettet  ^uriid  ! 
Iber  tto  bin  ic^?    (£§  birgt  fief)  ber  $fab.    5lbfd)uffige 

©riinbe 
£>emmen  mit  ga^nenber  ^luft  ^inter  mir,  bor  mir  ben 


printer  mir  BHeb  ber  ©arten,  ber  |>ecfen  bertraute  23e= 

glettung, 

Winter  mir  jeglic^e  ©pur  menfc^lidjer  £>anl)e  guriirf. 
Dfiur  bie  ©toffe  fety'  i(^  getiirmt,  QU§  meldjen  ba§  SeBen 

^eimet,  ber  ro^e  Safalt  ^offt  auf  bie  bilbenbe  £>anb. 
Sraufenb  [tiirjt  ber  ©ie^ba^  fjerab  burci)  bie  Uiinne  be§ 


llnter  ben  SSurjeln  be§  33aum§  bric^t  er  entriiftet 


5  2Bilb  ift  e§  Ijier  unb  fdjauerlitf)  6b'.  ^m  einfamen  Sitf traum 
Diingt  nur  ber  5tbler  nnb  Iniipft  an  ba§  ©etuolfe  bie  SSelt. 

i.  Sitter  Sigertn  gleidj  :  construe  with  SUlenfdjfjett,  the  subject 
of  ttllffteht,  which,  in  spite  of  its  inverted  order,  is  subordinated 
by  bt§.  6.  3«  ber  ...  glur  :  the  idea  of  Rousseau  that  evil  grows 
out  of  civilization  and  good  is  found  in  nature. 

III.  In  conclusion  the  poet  contrasts  the  grandeur  of  nature, 
consistant  and  unchanging,  with  human  effort  and  finds  in  her 
contemplation  an  unfailing  source  of  strength.  12.  SBofalt : 
often  used  by  ancient  sculptors,  hofft :  see  vocab.  16.  fttityft 
...  bie  SBelt :  the  picture  is  bold  and  suggestive. 


36  ©filler 

£>od)  fjerauf  bis  ju  mir  trd'gt  feine§  2Binbe§  ©efieber 

2)en  Derlorenen  ©cfyifl  menfd)lid)er  9Jiiifyen  unb  Suft. 
23tn  id)  ttrirttid)  afletn?    3"  beinen  5lrmen,  an  beinem 

$erjen  roieber,  Dtatur,  ad)  1  un&  e§  tear  nur  ein  3:raum, 
s  ®er  mid)  fd)aubernb  ergriff ;  mit  be§  2eben§  furc^tbarem 

33ilbe, 

9Jiit  bent  (turjenben  Stal  ftilrgte  ber  finftrc  fiinab. 
JReincr  ne^m'  ic^  mein  Seben  Don  beinem  reinen  $lttare, 
9ie^me  ben  fro^Iic^en  5Jiut  fyoffenber  3"Senb  juriirf. 
©toig  tt)ed)[elt  ber  SBifle  ben  Qmtd  unb  bie  9tegel,  in  eraig 

2Bieber^oIter  ©eftalt  maljen  bie  Staten  [ic^  urn. 
5lber  jugenblid)  immer,  in  immer  beranbertcr  6c!)6ne 

g^rft  bu,  fromme  9iatur,  siic^tig  ba§  alte  ©efe£  ! 
3fntmer  biefelbe,  bema^rft  bu  in  treuen   £mnben  bem 

SRanne, 
2Ba§  bir  ba§  gaufelnbe  $inb,  nia§  bit  ber  Bungling 

Dertraut, 
.5  ^ci^reft  an  gleidjer  29ru[t  bie  oielfad)  mec^felnben  filter ; 

llnter  bemfelben  53lau,  iiber  bem  ndmlid)en  ©riin 
SBanbeln  bie  nafjen  unb  toanbeln  tiereint  bie  fernen  ©e= 

fci)Ied)ter, 
Unb  bie  <5onne  Comers,  fielje !  fie  la'djelt  auct)  un§. 

i.  ©efieber :  see  vocab.  6.  ftUtgenben  =  abfdjtefjettben.  With 
ber  finftre  understand  Iraum.  18.  ©onne  §omer§  :  the  conclud- 
ing lines  give  a  fine  picture  of  unchanging  nature  amid  the 
change  of  human  circumstance. 


au§  bet  gretnbe 


Das  2Tta&d?en  aits  bcr 

Written  in  August,  1796,  and  first  published  in  the  SOtufett3 
^llmanad)  in  1797. 

This  little  lyric  is  familiar  and  dear  to  the  heart  of  the  Ger- 
man nation.  Its  beautiful  simplicity  of  language  and  its  musical 
cadence  make  it  quite  equal  to  much  of  Goethe's  best  work, 
while  the  riddle  of  its  meaning  gives  an  added  charm  of  its 
own.  Various  interpretations  have  been  suggested,  but  it  is 
usually  considered  that  the  9Mbcf)en  au§  bet  fjrembf  allegorically 
presents  the  spirit  of  poesy  that  wanders  through  this  work-a-day 
world,  bestowing  here  her  blossoms,  there  the  matured  fruit  of 
her  high  ideals.  With  each  new  year,  each  awakening  of  the 
soul,  her  potent  influence  is  felt,  and  though  all  share  her  gifts, 
the  best  are  reserved  for  the  lovers,  for  love  is  itself  poesy. 


%n  einem  S£al  bet  armcn  £irten 
@rfcf)ien  mit  jebem  jungen  3»afyr, 
©obalb  bie  erften  Serdjen  fcfynrirrten, 
(Jin  9JMbd)en  fcfyon  unb  nnmberbar. 


<Sie  mar  mcf)t  in  bem  S£al  geboren, 

ttmfcte  nidjt,  tooljer  fie  fam, 
llnb  fc^nefl  tear  ifyre  ©pur  berloren, 
©obalb  ba§  9fta'bd)en  5tb[cf)ieb  nafjm. 


Sefeligenb  n)ar  ifjre 
Unb  alle  ^erjen  ttmrben  tueit  ; 
3)oc^  eine  SBiirbe,  eine  ^6^)e 
©ntfernte  bie  2krtrauli(i)teit. 

3.  jungen  =  neuen.     n.  toett  =  offen,  g'nflfn  auf 


38  Stiller 


<Sie  bracf)te  SBIumen  mit  unb 
©ereift  ouf  einer  anbern  $Iur, 
$n  einem  anbern  ©onnenlicfyte, 
$n  einer  glucflidjern 


llnb  teilte  jebem  eine  ©abe, 

$riid)te,  jenem  33Iumen  au§  ; 
S£)er  Bungling  unb  ber  ©rei§  am  ©tabe, 
(Sin  jeber  ging  bef^enft  nad)  |)au». 

SBiUfommen  tuaren  aKe  ©d[te  ; 
3)od)  naf)te  fi(|  ein  liebenb  ^aar, 
S)em  relate  fie  ber  ©aben  befie, 
2)er  SBlumen  afler[d)b'n[te  bar. 


^cr 

Written  in  June  1796,  and  first  published  in  the  5Diufen= 
tttlmanac^  in  1797. 

The  poem  is  an  allegory,  representing  the  flowers,  which 
share  the  life  of  the  upper  and  the  lower  world,  as  a  common 
bond  between  the  two,  and  thus  as  a  symbol  or  assurance  of 
the  immortality  of  the  dead.  The  recent  death  of  the  poet's 
youngest  sister  is  mentioned  by  Viehoff  as  the  occasion  that 

2.  etner  anbern  ^luv :  i.  e.  the  land  of  the  ideal.    6.  2)em  . . . 

jenem :  to  one  ...  to  another,  apposition  with  jebem.  Id.  ein 
Itebenb  ^Jaat :  a  set  expression,  implying  mutual  love  ;  ein  Ite= 
benbe§  ^Joat  might  mean  not  so  much  loving  each  other  as  some 
one  else.  u.  ber  ©nben  befte:  poetic  for  bte  beften  ©aben,  or 
bte  befte  Don  alien  ©aben.  The  same  usage  is  repeated  in  the 
next  verse. 


ber  (£ere§ 


turned  his  Yancy  in  this  direction.  The  story  is  an  adaptation  of 
the  Greek  myth  of  Demeter  (Latin  Ceres),  and  Persephone. 
According  to  this  myth  Persephone  was  lured  away  from  the 
nymphs,  her  playmates,  and  seized  by  Pluto,  the  god  of  the 
lower  world,  who  bore  her  in  his  chariot  down  to  Orcus.  Her 
sorrowing  mother  sought  her  the  world  over  till  at  last  her 
hiding  place  was  betrayed  by  the  nymph  Arethusa.  Then,  in 
response  to  her  entreaties  Zeus  finally  promised  that  Persephone 
should  spend  part  of  each  year  with  her  mother  in  Olympus, 
but  the  rest  of  the  time  with  her  husband  in  Hades.  The 
allegory  is  Schiller's. 

3ft  ber  Ijolbe  Senj  erfdiienen  ? 
$at  bie  (Srbe  fid)  berju  ngt  ? 
Sie  befonnten  £>iigel  griinen 
Unb  be§  (£ife§  SRinbe  fjmngt. 
9lu§  ber  ©tronte  blouem  Spiegel 
Sadjt  ber  unbemollte  3eu§, 
TOber  n>el)en  3ep^r§  $Iiigel, 
Sltigen  treibt  ba§  junge  9tet§. 
^n  bent  $am  erttjac^en  2teber, 
llnb  bie  Oreabe  fynfyi  : 
Seine  Slumen  fe^ren  mieber, 
Seine  Stouter  ferret  nidjt. 


note  long  tft'§,  ba^  icf)  tt)aHe 
©uc^enb  bvtrrf)  ber  (5rbe  2rlur  I 
Stitan,  betne  ©tro^Ien  aKe 
©anbt'  id)  nac^  ber  teuren  ©pur  ; 


6.  ber  .  .  .  3eu§  :  render  the  cloudless  sky;  from  his  worship 
upon  mountain  tops  Zeus  was  sometimes  associated  with  the  sky 
in  general.  7.  3e^^r  :  represented  in  classic  art  as  a  winged 
youth  bearing  flowers.  9.  Cteber  :  z.  e.  93ogelgefattg.  15.  jtttan: 
*'.  e.  Helios,  the  sun  god  ;  ber  Stag  in  1.  3,  p.  40. 


40  ©filler 


$einer  fyat  mir  nodj  berfiiribet 
SBon  bent  lieben  2Ingefid)t, 
llnb  ber  Stag,  ber  afle§  finbet, 
•£)ie  Serlorne  fanb  er  nicfjt. 
#aft  bu,  3eu§,  fie  mir  entriffen? 
£at,  Don  tfyrem  gieij  geritfirt, 
3u  be§  OrfuS  fdjtoaraen  B?liif[en 
fie  Ijtnabgef  iiljrt  ? 


2Ber  rotrb  na^  bem  biiftern  ©tranbe 
9Jietne§  ©rame§  23ote  fein  ? 
(Srotg  fto^t  ber  5?a^n  bom  Sanbe, 
S)od)  nur  ©fatten  nimmt  er  ein. 
^ebem  fet'gen  2lug'  berfc^loffen 
5B(eibt  ba§  ndrfjtlidje  ©efilb', 
Unb  [o  lang  ber  ©t^j  gefloffen, 
Strug  er  fein  lebenbig  23ilb. 
9?teber  fu^ren  taufenb  ©teige, 
Reiner  fii^rt  jum  Stag  juriirf  ; 
S^re  kronen  bringt  !cin 
SSor  ber  bangen  Gutter 


5Riitter,  bie  au§  ^3^rr^a§  ©tamme 
©terblic^e  geboren  finb, 

i.  Reiner:  i.  e.  ber  ©tratjlen.  n.  iJa^n:  *'.  e.  Charon  ferried 
the  dead  across  the  river  Styx.  12.  ©flatten  :  the  Greeks  thought 
of  the  dead  as  "shades,"  having  the  form  and  appearance  but 
neither  the  substance  or  the  consciousness  of  the  living.  Their 
voices  too  were  faint  and  weak.  Cf.  1.  13,  p.  41.  13.  fet'gen  $ug': 
i.  e.  the  blessed  gods  ;  even  they  had  no  access  to  Hades.  Cf.  1.  4, 
p.  41.  16.  lebenbtg  93ilb  :  i.  e.  lebenben  SJienfd&en.  19.  Sfcre  : 
refers  to  Persephone.  21.  ^Jt)trl)a§  ;  see  vocab.  ^eufdlton.  22. 
=  al§  ©terbltdje. 


burd)  be§  ©rabe§ 
$olgen  bem  geliebten  ®inb  ; 

a»  $oDi»  |wu§  beroofynet, 
nid)t  bem  bunfeln  ©tranb, 
bie  ©eligen  derfdjonet, 
cure  ftrenge  £)anb. 
©tiirjt  mid)  in  bie  9iact)t  ber  ^Rdcfit 
be§  |)immel§  golbnem  Saal  ! 

nidjt  ber  ©ottin  9tec^te  ; 
W&)  I  fie  finb  ber  Gutter  Dual  ! 

2Bo  fie  mit  bem  finftern  ©atten 
^reitblo§  tfironet,  ftieg'  id)  t;in, 
Strcite  mit  ben  leifen  ©djatten 
fieif?  bor  bie  |)errfd)erin. 
?Id),  if)r  5Iuge,  fcudjt  bon  3a^«n, 
^uc^t  umfonft  ba§  golbne  Cidjt, 
3frret  nad)  entfernten  ©pfyiren, 
Sluf  bie  Gutter  faflt  e§  nidjt, 
S3i§  bie  ^reube  fie  entbedet, 
Si§  fid)  Sruft  mit  Sruft  berdnt, 
Unb,  jum  9ftitgefiif)l  erroedet, 
©elbft  ber  rau^e  OrfuS  metnt. 


I.  ©rabe§  ^lo^1"6  '•  referring  to  the  funeral  pyre.  3.  3f»t§ 
l£au§  :  i.  e.  Olympus.  Schiller  uses  the  Greek  Zeus  and  the 
Latin  Jupiter  or  Jove  indiscriminately.  9.  ber  ©otttn  5Red)te  : 
i.  e.  immortality.  12.  fticg'  :  preterit  subjunctive  implying  an 
impossible  desire  ;  so  also  irate  in  the  following  verse.  19.  5^"^^ 
fie  :  the  meaning  is  obscure,  ^reube  (the  mother's  joy)  discovers 
her  (Persephone),  or  with  the  construction  reversed,  fie  (the 
daughter)  discovers  bie  5rf  "be  !  perhaps  both  refer  to  Ceres, 
meaning  that  the  mother's  joy  betrays  her  (presence). 


42 


©filler 

(Sitter  2Bunf$  1    SSerlorne  ®Iagen  ! 
SRufytg  in  bem  gleidjen  ©Iei§ 
9Mt  be§  £age§  filter  SBagen, 
(Sroig  fteljt  ber  ©djlujj  be§  $eu§. 
2Beg  bon  jenen  ginfterniffen 
SGBanbt'  er  fein  beglucfte§  |>aupt  ; 
(Sittmal  in  bie  ^ac^t  geriffen, 
SBIeibt  fie  emig  mir  geraubt, 
S3i§  be§  bunfeln  @trome§  2BeIIe 
SSon  5luroren§  ^arben  glii^t, 
3ri§  mitten  butd)  bie  £)6fle 


t  mir  nic^t§  toon  iljr  geblieben, 
ein  ftife  erinnernb  ^fanb, 
bie  $ernen  fic^  no<^  lieben, 
©pur  ber  teuren  |>anb? 
^niipfet  fid)  fein  2iebe§fnoten 
3tt)ifcQen  ^inb  unb  Gutter  an? 
3tt)ifc^en  Sebenben  unb  Soten 
3ft  fein  SMinbmS  aufgetan  ? 
^Jietn  1    ^iidjt  ganj  ift  fie  entflob^en, 
5Rein  I    2Bir  finb  ni(i)t  ganj  getrennt  ! 
|)aben  un§  bie  eroig  |)o^en 
6ine  ©proc^e  bod)  bergonnt  ! 


SBenn  be§  ^ru^Iing§  ^inber  fterben, 
SSenn  fton  9iorbe§  faltem     a\i3 


3.  filter  2Bagen  :  Helios  (cf.  1.  15,  p.  39)  drove  his  chariot 
across  the  sky  each  day.  9  ff.  These  lines  describe  the  impos- 
sible, thus  emphasizing  ettrifl  in  1.  8.  §6tte  =  hades. 


ber.  SereS 


SBIatt  unb  23lume  [id)  entfiirben, 
Sraurig  ftdjt  ber  nacfte  ©traud), 
9M)tn'  id)  mir  ba§  pd)[te  Seben 
5lu§  23ertnmnu§'  reidjem  £orn, 
Opfernb  e§  bem  ©tt)£  ju  geben, 
9JHr  be§  ©amen§  goIbneS  ^orn. 
Sraiternb  fenf  id)-'§  in  bie  @rbe, 
£eg'  e§  an  be§  $inbe§  |)er3, 
S)a^  e»  eine  ©prarfje  toerbe 
Reiner  2iebe,  meinem 


43 


ber  glei^e  Sans  ber  £oren 
greubig  nun  ben  Sens  suriicf, 
SBirb  ba§  2ote  neu  geboren 
S5on  ber  ©onne  2eben§blirf. 
^eime,  bie  bem  5tuge  ftarben 
^n  ber  @rbe  laltem  <S^o|, 
^n  ba§  Retire  9tei(^  ber  $arben 
9lingen  [ie  (ic^  freubig  Io§. 
28enn  ber  ©tamm  jum  |nmtnet  eilet, 
(Suct)t  bie  SBurjel  fdjeu  bie  9?acf)t  ; 
©leicf)  in  i^re  ^Pflege  teilet 
be§  @t^;  be§ 


berii^ren  [ie  ber  S£oten, 
ber  Sebenben  ©ebiet  ; 
fie  [inb  mir  teure  Soten, 
©timmen  bom 


3.  ba§  ^5(^fte  Ceben  =  the  seed,  as  explained  in  1.  6.  5. 
Cpfernb  :  i.  e.  planting  the  seed  is  thought  of  as  a  sacrifice  to 
the  lower  world.  17.  9tet<i)  ber  5<>*ben  :  *'•  '•  bie  Dberwelt. 
26.  Soc^t  :  for  lower  world  in  general. 


44 


er  gleid)  [ie  fclbft  berfdjloffen 
^n  bem  fdjauerbollen  ©djlunb, 
5Iu§  be§  $riJljling§  jungen  ©proffen 
SRebet  mir  ber  fyolbe  9ftunb, 
S£)afc  and)  fern  bom  golbnert  Sage 
2Bo  bie  ©tfjatten  traurig  5tet;n 
Stebenb  noi|  ber  Sufen  fc^Iage, 
3artU(i)  noci)  bie  §erjen  glii^n. 


D,  fo  lafet  en<^  fro^  Begriifeen, 
^inber  ber  berjiingten  5tu  ! 
6uer  $elci)  foil  iiberflie^en 
SSon  be§  9Mtar§  reinftem  2au. 
Sautijen  tDttl  id)  eucf)  in  ©traljten, 
3Jlit  ber  ^ri§  f^onftem  Sidjt 
2Bifl  id)  eure  Sta'tter  malen, 
©leic^  5turoren§  5tngefid)t. 
Sn  be§  SenjeS  fyeiterm  ©lanje 
Sefe  jebe  jarte  IBtufl, 
3fn  be§  ^)erb[te§  hjelfem  ^ranje 
9JZeinen  ©djmerj  iinb  meine  2uft. 


Written  in  May  or  June  1797,  and  first  published  in  the 
9Jiufen=9llmanacf)  in  1798. 

The  poem  is  a  didactic  lyric,  reflecting  on  the  thought  that 
freedom  of  the  will,  virtue  and  the  existence  of  God  are  facts 

i.  er  =  Goctyt ;  fie  =  Persephone. 


2Qortc  be§  @Iauben§  45 


beyond  the  ken  of  pure  reason,  and  that  belief  in  them  is  based 
on  the  absolute  demands  of  the  human  soul.  Hence  they  are 
words  of  belief  rather  than  knowledge,  yet  upon  them  rests  the 
worth  of  human  life. 

SDrei  2Borte  ncnn'  idj  cud),  infjaltfdjioer, 
<Sie  geljen  Don  9ftunbe  ju  9Jhmbe  ; 

2)od)  ftammen  fie  nidjt  Don  aufcen  Ijer, 
$a§  £>erj  nur  gibt  babon  $unbe. 

S)em  9Kenf(|ett  ift  afler  SSert  geraubt, 

SSenn  er  nidjji  me^r  an  bie  brei  Sorte  glaubt. 


ift  f  r  e  i  gefc^affen,  ift  fret, 
llnb  toiirb'  et  in  Jetton  geboren. 

^  nitf)t  irren  be§  ^obel»  ©ef(i)rei, 
ben  5JtiBbrau(^  rafenber  ^orett  ; 
93or  bem  ©fladen,  menn  er  bie  $ette  bri^t, 
SSor  bem  freien  9Jtenfd)en  er^ittert  nid)t  ! 

llnb  bie  %  u  g  e  n  b  ,  fie  ift  fein  leerer  ©djaH, 
j£>er  9#enfd)  fann  fie  iiben  im  Seben, 

Unb  foKt'  er  auc^  ftrau^cln  iiberaH, 
(5r  lann  nacf)  ber  gottlidjen  ftreben, 

llnb  tw§  lein  3Serftanb  ber  33erftdnbigen  fieljt, 
iibet  in  (Sinfalt  ein  finblidj  ©emiit. 


3.  ntd^t  toon  aufeen  :  i.  e.  not  based  upon  the  evidence  of  the 
senses  or  upon  logical  deduction.  7-  fact  :  referring  to  moral 
freedom.  9-10.  Neither  mob  violence  nor  sedition  is  an  argu- 
ment against  true  liberty,  n.  ©flatten:  supply  erjittert.  The 
slave  must  be  restrained  by  physical  force,  but  the  free  man  is 
self-controlled.  The  contrast  is  between  license  and  liberty. 
13.  lein  leerer  <SdjaH  :  i.  e,  not  meaningless.  16.  ber  gSttltdjen  : 
sc.  Sugenb. 


46  ©filler 

Unb  ein  ©ott  iff,  ein  fjeiliger  SBtfle  lebt, 
2Bie  aurf)  ber  menfd)lirf)e  tnanfe  ; 

£od)  liber  ber  $eit  unb  bem  bourne  tnebt 
Sebenbig  ber  fyb'dtfte  ©ebanfe, 

Unb  ob  afle§  in  etmgem  SSedjfel  Iretft, 

(£§  beljarret  im  2Bed)fel  ein  rufyiger  ©eift. 


25ie  brei  SBorte  betoa^ret  cuc^, 
©ie  pflan^et  toon  -Jftunbe  gu  5J?unbe, 

Unb  ftammen  fie  olei^  nid)t  bon  aufcen  ^er; 
®uer  3fnnre§  gibt  babon  ^unbe. 

S)em  5J?enf(^en  ift  nimmer  fein  SSert  geraubt, 

©o  lang  er  nod)  an  bie  brei  SBorte  glaubt. 


Der  Saucer 

SBaHabe 

Written  June  5-9,  and  first  published  in  the  9Jlufen=?lImanad) 
in  1798. 

It  is  not  known  from  what  source  the  poet  drew  his  material. 
The  legend  of  a  wonderful  diver  is  found  in  various  folk  sagas, 
but  it  is  fairly  certain  that  Schiller  was  acquainted  with  none 
of  these  accounts.  He  probably  got  the  substance  of  the  story 
from  Goethe  and  himself  changed  the  professional  diver  into  the 
young  squire  and  supplied  the  love  motive. 

Schiller's  powers  of  description,  his  effective  word  painting, 
and  masterly  use  of  alliteration  and  adaptation  of  sound  to  sense, 
ihow  here  to  great  advantage.  Goethe  wrote  to  him,  Sept.  22, 
1797,  that  the  verse  6§  leaflet  unb  fiebet  unb  btaujct  unb 


4.  ber  Ijbdjfte  ©ebanfe  :  the  highest  intelligence.  Cf.  Ctn  Ijet* 
Itflet  SDBtfle,  1.  i.  8.  <Sie  :  the  position  of  the  accusative  before 
the  verb  is  emphatic. 


47 


was  splendidly  realized  at  the  Falls  of  the  Rhine  at  Schaff- 
hausen.  Schiller,  who  had  never  seen  anything  more  nearly 
approaching  a  whirlpool  than  possibly  at  a  mill,  replied  that 
he  felt  that  his  accurate  description  was  due  to  his  close  study 
of  Homer's  account  of  Charybdis.  This  shows  not  only  his  ap- 
preciative study  of  the  classics  but  his  remarkably  true  feeling 
for  nature. 


toagt  e§,  9titter§mann  ober 
3u  tauten  in  biefen  <5d)lunb  ? 
(Sinen  golbnen  Sedjer  roerf  id)  fjinab  ; 
93erfd)lungen  fcfyon  Ijat  iljn  ber  fdjujarje  Sftunb. 
SSer  mir  ben  SBedjer  fann  tmeber  jjeigen, 
(£r  mag  i^n  befyalten,  er  i[t  fein  eigen." 


fpric^t  e»  unb  ttrirft  don  ber  ^)o^' 
Rlippe,  bie  f^roff  unb  fieil 
£)inau»Ija'ngt  in  bie  unenblidje  (See, 
•o  j£)en  Sedier  in  ber  (£f)art)bbe  ©e^eul. 

W28er  i(t  ber  SBefyerjte,  id)  frage  mieber, 
3u  taudien  in  biefe  2iefe  nieber?" 

llnb  bie  fitter,  bie  ^nappen  urn  i^n  ^er 
23erne^men'§  unb  fcfyroeigen  [tiQ, 
is  ©e^en  f)inab  in  ba§  n)ilbe  9)?eer, 

llnb  feiner  ben  33ed)er  genoinnen  tt)iH. 

llnb  ber  $6nig  gum  brittentnat  tmeber  fraget  : 

,,^(t  feiner,  ber  fid)  Ijinunter  njaget  ?" 

4.  SJluttb  :  here  vortex.  10.  Sfiattjbbe  :  Scylla  and  Charybdis 
were  rocks  on  the  opposite  sides  of  the  Strait  of  Messina,  and 
at  the  latter  there  was  a  dangerous  whirlpool.  Homer  describes 
it  as  a  monster  that  daily  swallowed  up  the  ocean  and  spewed 
it  forth  again.  The  place  is  no  longer  a  dangerous  one. 


48 


afle§  not!)  ftumm  bleibt  ttrie  jubor  ; 
Unb  ein  (Sbeltnedjt,  fanft  unb  ferf, 
Stritt  au§  ber  ®nappen  gagenbem  (Sljor, 
Unb  ben  ©iirtcl  tobft  er,  ben  UJtontel  weg, 
Unb  afle  banner  umfjer  unb  grauen 
5luf  ben  fyerrlicfyen  3>iingling  Dermunbert  fdjauen. 

Unb  Jute  er  iritt  an  be§  gelfen  |>ang 
Unb  blicft  in  ben  ©c^Iunb  f;inab, 
2^ie  SSaffer,  bie  fie  Ijinunter  fc^Iang, 
Sie  S^art)bbe  je^t  briiflenb  loiebergab, 
Unb  n)ie  mit  be§  fernen  2)onner§  ©etofe 
6nt[tiitjen  fie  fcfyiiumenb  bem  finftern  ©c^o^e. 

Unb  e§  mallet  unb  fiebet  unb  braufet  unb  gifd) 
2Bie  trenn  SSaffer  mit  geuer  fid)  mengt, 
®t§  gum  |)imme(  fpri^et  ber  bompfenbe  ©ifcijt, 
Unb  glut  auf  glut  }ify  o^n'  Snbe  brangt, 
Unb  tt)ifl  fic^  nimmer  erfdjopfen  unb  leeren, 
ba§  5J?eer  nod)  ein  5Reer  geba'ren. 


enblid),  ba  legt  fid)  bie  tuilbe 
Unb  fdjroarj  au§  bem  toetpen  <Sc^aum 
®lafft  ^inunter  ein  gd'^nenber  ©palt, 
©runblo§,  al§  ging'»  in  ben  |)6flenraum, 
Unb  rei^enb  fiefjt  man  bie  branbenben  SSogen 
in  ben  ftrubelnben  Stricter  gejogen. 


2.  !ecf  =  tmitt8  or  be^erjt.  3.  g^or:  poetical  for  9Kenge. 
9.  ®te  SBafjer  :  ace.  pi.  ;  construe,  Sf)art)bbe  .  .  .  nnebergab  bie 
SBaffer.  12.  bem  .  .  .  ©djofje  :  from  the  heart  of  the  gloom,  Bulwer 
Lytton.  13.  Here,  and  in  the  other  passages,  note  the  sibilant 
sounds  describing  seething  water. 


2)er  Saurfjer  49 

fdmefl,  et)'  bie  Sranbung  nrieberfefjrt, 
Bungling  fief)  ©ott  befiefjlt, 
llnb  —  em  (Secret  be§  GmtjefcenS  ttrirb  ring§  gefjort, 
llnb  fd)on  Ijat  ifjn  ber  SStrbel  Ijintueggefpult, 
llnb  geJjeimni^Dofl  iiber  ben  fiifynen  ©dfjtmmmer 
©cfjliejjt  fief)  ber  9tarf)en  ;  er  jeigt  \i$  ntmmer. 

llnb  ftttte  jBtrb'S  iiber  bent  28afferfct)Iunb, 
^n  ber  Siefe  nur  braufet  e»  $ol)l, 
llnb  bebenb  fjort  man  Don  5)iunb  511  9Jhmb  : 
,,^)oc^^er5iger  Bungling,  fa^re  mo^(  !" 
llnb  ^o^Ier  unb  Ijofyler  ^ort  man's  ^eulen, 
llnb  e§  ^arrt  noc^  init  bangem,  mit  fdjrecfU^em  2BeiIen. 

llnb  tuarfft  bu  bie  $rone  feiber  ^inein 
Unb  fprtid)ft  :  tt)er  mir  bringet  bie  $ron', 
@r  fofl  [ie  tragen  unb  ^onig  fein  ! 
9ftici)  geiiiftete  nictjt  nac^  bem  teuren 
2Ba§  bie  fieulenbe  2:iefe  ba  unten  tie 
S)a§  erjd^It  feine  lebenbe,  gliicflic^e  ©eele. 


manc^e§  ga^rjeug,  bom  ©trubel  gefa^t, 
gci^  in  bie  iiefe  f)inab  ; 
S)oc|  jerfctjmettert  nur  rongen  fief)  5liel  unb  9ftaft 
§  bem  afle§  Derfc^Iingenben  ©rab. 


9.  bebfTlb  :  the  plunge  of  the  diver  is  vividly  realized  by  de- 
scribing the  effect  upon  those  who  watched  him.  12.  e§  horrt: 
say,  they  wait  ;  the  alliteration  of  the  consonant  f),  as  well  as 
the  indefinite  use  of  the  pronoun  C§  throughout  this  stanza  serves 
to  rouse  the  sense  of  dread  and  suspense.  13.  This  stanza  and 
the  following  one  express  the  feeling  of  a  bystander.  They  re- 
tard, and  so  intensify  anxiety. 


O  ©djtller 

Unb  Reflet  unb  Ijefler  nrie  @turme§  ©aufen 
£ort  man's  nafjer  unb  immer  nftfjer  braufen. 


Unb  e3  ttmflet  unb  fiebet  unb  braufet  unb 
SOBte  rnenn  SSaffer  mit  geuer  fid)  mengt, 
S3i§  jum  £immel  fpri&et  ber  bampfenbe  ©ifd)t, 
Unb  2BelT  auf  SBelT  fi(i)  o^n'  gnbe  briingt, 
Unb  tt)te  mit  be§  fernen  SonnerS  ©etofe 
gntprjt  e§  briiflenb  bem  finftern  ©djo^e. 

Unb  fid)  I  au5  bem  finfter  flutenben 


Unb  ein  5trm  unb  ein  gldnjenber  ^acfen  tcirb  blofc, 
Unb  e§  rubert  mit  ®raft  unb  mit  emfigem  Slei^, 
Unb  er  ift'S,  unb  l^od)  in  feiner  Sinfen 

er  ben  SBecfjer  mit  freubigem  2Binfen. 


Unb  atmete  long  unb  atmete  tief, 
Unb  begriipte  bo§  ^immlif(i)e  2id)t. 
9Jiit  ^ro^Iocfen  einer  bem  anbern  e§  rief  : 
,,6r  lebt  1  er  ift  ba  1  e3  be^ielt  i^n  nici)t  1 

bem  ©rab,  au§  ber  ftrubelnben  2Bafferf)6l)le 
ber  S3rade  gerettet  bie  lebenbe  ©eele." 


Unb  er  fommt,  e§  umringt  ifjn  bie  jubelnbe 
3u  be§  ^iinig^  gffl^en  er  finft, 


3.  In  this  stanza  the  epic  repetition  with  but  slight  variation 
of  verses  13-16,  p.  48,  and,  at  the  end,  of  verses  11-12,  p.  48, 
well  suits  the  periodic  action  of  the  whirlpool,  and  the  change 
in  the  last  line  from  fie  (=  bie  SBaffet)  to  the  indefinite  e§ 
heightens  the  effect  of  uncertainty.  10.  Ijebt  ftrf)'§  :  e§  =  cttt)a§; 
uncertainty,  gradually  giving  place  to  certainty. 


J5 


S)er  Xoudjer  51 

S)en  Seeder  reid)t  er  iljm  !nieenb  bar, 

Unb  ber  $6nig  ber  lieblidjen  2od)ter  tm'nft, 

<£)ie  flint  tyn  mit  funfelnbem  SSetn  bi§  jum  9lanbe  ; 

Unb  ber  ^tingling  fid)  alfo  jum  $6nig  roanbte  : 


,,2ang  lebe  ber  ^iintg  !    (£§  freue 
SSer  ba  atmet  im  roficf)ten 
2)a  unten  aber  t[t'§ 
llnb  ber  2Jienftf)  berfut^e  bie  ©otter  nicfjt, 
llnb  bege^re  nimmer  unb  nimmer  511  fd^auen, 
2Ba§  fie  gnabig  bebeiien  mit  5ftad)t  unb  ©rauen. 


„©§  rtB  mtrf)  I)tnunter 
S)a  ftiirjt'  tnir  au§  felfic^tem 
2BiIbfIutenb  entgegen  etn  ret^enber  OueH  ; 
SJiid)  padtte  be§  5)oppel(trom3  tt)ittenbe 
llnb  rate  etnen  ^retfel  mit  fcfynrinbelnbem 
Srieb  mid)'§  urn,  tci)  fonnte  ni^t  miberfte^en. 

,,S)a  jeigte  mir  ©ott,  311  bem  id)  rief, 
^n  ber  Jjocijj'ten  fcf)recflt(^en 
ber  Stiefe  ragenb,  etn 
erfafct'  i^  be^enb  unb  entrann  bem  S£ob. 
llnb  bo  ^)ing  aucf)  ber  3Bec!)er  an  fpi^en  ^oraflen, 
©onft  tncir'  er  in§  Sobenlofe  gefallen. 

,,S>enn  unter  mir  lag's  nod)  bergetief 
$n  ^urpurner  $infterni§  ba, 

6.  toftd^ten  :  the  poet  defended  his  choice  of  this  adjective 
because  the  sunlight  would  appear  rosy  to  the  diver  who  had 
just  emerged  from  the  deep  where  the  lights  appeared  green 
and  the  shadows  purple.  (Cf.  1.  24.) 


5 


2  6djtller 

Itnb  ob'3  f)ier  bem  Ofjre  gletd)  enng  f^Iicf  , 
®a§  2Iuge  mtt  <5rf)aubern  fytnunter  fal), 
SSte'S  Don  ©alamanbern  unb  2M$en  unb  ®rad)en 
regt'  in  bem  f  urd)tbaren  £>6ttenrad)en. 


,,<S<f)tt)arj  ttrimmelten  ba  in  graufem  ©emifd), 
3u  f$eu$H$en  ^lumpen  gebaUt, 
$er  jla^Ii^tc  9iod)e,  bet  ^lippenfif^, 
25e§  ^ammer§  gteulirfie  Ungeftalt, 
Unb  btauenb  tt)ie§  mtr  bte  grimmigen  3<tf)ne 
S)er  entfe^Itc^e  ^ai,  be§ 


,,Unb  ba  !^ing  id)  unb  toar'3  mir  mtt  ©raufen 
58  on  ber  menf(^lid)cn  £tlfe  fo  h)ett, 
Unter  2arDen  bie  eingige  fii^Ienbe  23ru(t, 
mn  in  ber  gta^Iicf)en  (5infam!eit, 
Stief  unter  bem  <5d)aE  ber  menf(^Ii(|en  9lebe 
Set  ben  llnge^euern  ber  traurigen  Obe. 


,,llnb  [c^aubernb  bad)f  icp,  ba  frog's 
9legte  fyunbert  ©elenfe  gugletd), 
2BtU  fc^nappen  natf)  mtr  ;  in  be§  <S(i)recfen§ 
2aff  tc^  Io§  ber  ®oratte  itmllammerten  3^9  ; 

3.  ©alamanbern  .  .  .  !£)radjen  :  names  chosen  simply  because 
frightful  notions  are  associated  with  them  in  popular  imagination. 
7.  $ItJ)J)enftf(f):  possibly  for  $ItpJ)fif<J)  which  the  poet  found  de- 
scribed as  a  wolf-fish.  Viehoff  suggests  that  he  only  intended 
to  convey  the  idea  of  a  huge  and  shapeless  monster  ;  and  this 
seems  probable,  for  though  the  other  creatures  are  known  to  zoology, 
it  is  only  to  the  popular  notion  of  them  that  the  poet  appeals. 
17.  frodj'S  :  the  indefinite  e§  =  etlDttS  gives  the  idea  of  horror. 
The  description  might  apply  to  an  octopus. 


©leicf)  fafet  mid)  ber  <5trubel  mit  rafenbent  Soben, 
e§  nmr  mir  sum  |>eil,  er  rift  mid)  nad)  oben." 


$6nig  barob  fief)  berttmnbert  fdjier 
llnb  H>rid)t  :  ,,£er  Secijer  i[t  betn, 
Unb  biefen  9iing  noc^  beftimm'  ici)  bit, 
©efc^miidft  mit  bem  toftlicfjften  ©belgeftcm, 
35erfuct)[t  bu'§  noc^  einmal  unb  bringft  mir 

bu  fa^ft  auf  be§  9#eere3  tiefunterftem  ©runbe." 


^orte  bie  Stouter  mit  tt)eict)em 
llnb  mit  fcfymeicfyelnbem  5J?unbe  fie  fleljt  : 
,,2a|t,  33ater,  genug  fein  ba§  graufame 
@r  ^at  @uc|  beftanben,  lua§  feiner  befte^t, 
llnb  fijnnt  %$*  be§  |)erjen§  ©eliiften  nid)t  gasmen, 
@o  mijgen  bie  fitter  ben  ^nappen  befctjamen." 

2)rauf  ber  ^onig  greift  narf)  bem  S5cd)er  fc^nefl, 
Sn  ben  ©trubel  i^n  fd)leubert  ^inein  : 
,,llnb  fc^aff[t  bu  ben  33ed>er  mir  mieber  jur  ©tell', 
©o  foflft  bu  ber  trefflid)[te  fitter  mir  fein, 
llnb  foflft  fie  al3  @^'gema^I  ^eut  nod)  umarmen, 
2)ie  je^t  fiir  bid)  bittet  mit  jartem  ©rbormen." 

5)a  ergreift'S  i^m  bie  <SeeIe  mit  £>immeI§getDalt, 
Unb  e§  bli^t  au§  ben  5tugen  i^m  fuf)n, 
Unb  er  fiefjet  erroten  bie  fd)6ne  ©eftalt, 
Unb  fiel^t  fie  erbleicfyen  nnb  finfen  ^in  — 
3)a  treibt'5  i^n,  ben  foftlidjen  5prei§  511  ertoerben, 
Unb  ftiirjt  In'nunter  auf  Ceben  unb  ©terben. 


54 


s 


Ijort  man  bic  Sranbung,  nw§l  fetytt  fie 
<Sie  Derfimbigt  ber  bonnernbe  Sdjafl  ; 
2)a  biicft  fid)'§  tjinunter  mit  liebenbem  Slicf, 
@3  fommen,  e3  fommen  bie  SSaffer  all, 
©ic  raufdjen  Ijerauf,  fie  rauf<f)en  nieber, 
Bungling  bringt  leine§  tm'eber. 


Written  in  June,  1797,  and  first  published  in  the  9Jtufen» 
3Umanad)  in  1798. 

The  story  is  based  on  an  anecdote  in  St.  Foix's  Essay  on 
Paris.  One  day,  as  Francis  I.  was  watching  a  fight  between 
some  lions,  a  lady  let  her  glove  fall  into  the  arena.  Turning 
to  Delorges  she  said,  "  If  you  wish  me  to  believe  that  you  love 
me  as  you  swear  each  day,  fetch  me  my  glove."  Delorges 
climbed  down  and  snatched  the  glove  from  among  the  beasts, 
but  flung  it  in  the  lady's  face  and  never  wished  to  see  her 
again.  In  a  letter  to  Goethe  Schiller  called  this  poem  a  ©egett= 
ftiid  JUJIt  £aud)er,  but  in  his  reply  Goethe  alluded  to  it  as  a 
9iadj:  unb  ©egenftiltf.  Both  poems  present  the  hero  as  strug- 
gling, for  the  sake  of  ambition  and  love,  with  natural  forces  ;  the 
other  characters  and  elements  and  the  final  outcome  are  in  strong 
contrast. 

The  poet  handles  his  meter  skillfully  and  effectively.  The 
rapid  movement  of  the  short  lines,  the  rhythm,  alliteration  and 
imitative  words,  the  choice  of  diction,  sentence  structure  and  use 
of  the  metrical  pause,  all  contribute  to  portray  vividly  the  con- 
tent and  action  of  the  story. 

6.  The  short  verse  is  specially  effective.  The  iambic-anapestic 
meter  of  the  poem  is  suited  to  the  lively  description,  but  Viehoff 
aptly  calls  the  final  verse  a  change  to  the  minor  key. 


5)er  ^anbfdjuty  55 

SBor  feinem  Sotoengarten, 
a§  $ampffpiel  311  erttwrten, 


Unb  um  ilm  bie  ©rofjen  bet  $rone, 
Unb  rings  auf  Ijoljem  Salfone 
in  fc!)6nem 


Unb  ttrie  er  tt)in!t  mit  bcm  finger, 
?Inftut  fic^  ber  toeite  Stinger, 
Hnb  ^inein  mit  bebarf)tigem 
©in  Sbtue  tritt, 
Unb  fieljt  fid)  [tumm 
9ling§  um 

9Jiit  langem  ©afinen, 
Unb  fdn'ittelt  bie  ^Ra^nen, 
Unb  ftrecft  bie  ©liebet, 
Unb  legt  fic^  nieber. 

Unb  ber  $6nig  rt)in!t  toieber, 
2)a  offnet  fi(|  befjenb 
(Sin  atoeiteS  Stor, 
3)arau§  rennt 
Wit  nrilbem  ©prungc 
6in  Stiger  Berber. 
2Bie  ber  ben  Soroen  erfdjaut, 
5Briint  er  lout, 
©c^Idgt  mit  bem  ©djtoeif 
furc^tbaren  9hif, 


i.  SSwengarten  :  a  term  apparently  coined  by  the  poet.  The 
general  picture  is  that  of  the  ancient  arena,  surrounded  by  tiers 
of  seats.  2.  ^ampfunel^  j£terfamj)f.  3.  $Bnifl  Sranj:  Francis  I. 
of  France,  who  became  King  in  1515.  4.  ©tofcen  :  see  vocab. 
14.  SJtahnen  :  plural  form,  but  singular  in  meaning. 


©filler 


Vlnb  redet  bie 
Unb  im  tfretfe  fdjeu 
Umgetjt  er  ben  Sen 
©rimmig  fdjnurrenb  ; 
3)rauf  firecft  er  fid)  murrenb 
3ur  <5eite  nteber. 

Unb  bet  ®6nig  roinft  tmeber, 
®Q  fpeit  bas  boppelt  geoffnete  §au§ 
3roei  Seoparben  auf  einmal  au§. 
35ie  ftiirsen  mit  mutiger  ^ampfbegier 
5Iuf  ba§  Stgertier  ; 
$)a3  pacft  fie  mit  feinen  grimmtgen 
llnb  ber  Sen  mit  ©ebriifl 
gii^tct  fic^  auf,  ba  ttirb'S  ftitt  ; 
Unb  Return  im 


2agern  fid)  bie  greulidjen 

®a  fftKt  bon  be§  titans  9lanb 
6in  |>anbfd)ufy  fton  fc^oncr  |)anb 
20  3tt>ifd)en  ben  iiger  unb  ben  2eun 

bitten  f»inein. 

Unb  ju  fitter  5)elorge§  fpottenbetmeiS 
SBenbet  fid)  grdulein  ^unigunb  : 
,,^)err  fitter,  ift  (Sure  Sieb'  fo  ^etB, 
25  2Bie  3^  mir'§  fdjroort  ju  jeber  ©tunb', 

@i,  fo  ^ebt  mir  ben  |)anbfd)u^  auf  1" 


8.  ba§  boppett  .  .  .  $au§  :  i.  e.  a.  den  with  two  doors  opened 
at  the  same  time.  17.  $atjen  :  say  wild-cats.  20.  fieim  :  for 
25tt>ett  ;  obsolete  except  in  poetry. 


3Ung  be§  $oltyftate§  57 


Unb  ber  fitter  in  fcfyneUem  Sauf 
©teigt  Ijinab  in  ben  furrfjtbaren  3winger 
Wit  fcftcm  ©Critic 
Unb  QU§  ber  Ungefyeuer  5Rtttc 
9Umtnt  er  ben  |>anbfd)uf)  mit  fedem  finger. 

Unb  mit  (Srftaunen  unb  ©rauen 
©even's  bie  Slitter  unb  (Sbelfrauen, 
Unb  gelaffen  bringt  er  ben  |)anbfcf)uf)  jitrucf. 
2)a  fdjallt  i^m  fein  Sob  au§  jebem  ^unbe, 
?tber  mit  gartli^em  SiebeSblicf  — 
6r  Der^eiBt  i^m  fein  naljeS  ©Itirf  - 
Gmpfongt  ifyn  graulein  ^unigunbe. 
Unb  er  nrirft  i^r  ben  |)anbf(i)u^  in§  ©efidjt: 
,,5)en  5)an!,  Same,  bege^r'  id)  nidjt  1" 
llnb  oerla^t  fie  jur  felben  ©tunbe. 


C5  polyfrates 

SBaHabe 

Written  in  June  1797,  and  first  published  in  the  9Ktlfett= 
Snmonadj  in  1798. 

The  source  is  a  stdry  told  by  Herodotus  about  Polycrates, 
the  ruler  of  Samos,  who  had  formed  an  alliance  with  Amasis, 
King  of  Egypt.  He  was  successful  in  everything  he  undertook, 
until  at  last  Amasis  became  alarmed  at  his  friend's  exceptional 
good  fortune,  for  he  believed  the  gods  were  only  leading  him 
on  to  overwhelming  destruction.  He  therefore  advised  him  to 
sacrifice  his  dearest  treasure  in  order  to  propitiate  the  jealousy 
of  the  gods.  Polycrates  chose  a  very  valuable  ring  and  cast  it 

2.  Swinger  :   here  =  arena. 


c8  ©djiller 

into  the  sea.  Shortly  afterwards,  a  fisherman  brought  a  large 
fish  to  the  palace,  as  a  tribute  to  the  king.  When  the  fish  was 
cut  open  the  ring  was  found  inside.  The  king  reported  this 
strange  incident  to  Amasis,  and  the  latter,  fearing  that  he  would 
also  be  overwhelmed  by  the  calamity  which  he  believed  was 
threatening  his  friend,  broke  off  the  alliance.  Later,  so  the 
account  continues,  Polycrates  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  Persians 
and  crucified. 


r  ftanb  auf  feine§  2)ad)e§  3innen, 
fdjaute  mtt  bergniigten  Sinnen 

ba§  bef>errfd)te  @amo§  fytn. 
,,2)ie3  afle§  ift  mir  untertanig," 
Segann  er  ju  9lgt)pten3  $b'nig, 
,,©eftelje,  bajj  id)  gliirflid)  bin  !"  — 

W3)u  ^aft  bet  ©otter  ©unji  crfo^ren  ! 
2)ie  bormalS  beine§gletci)en  maren, 
6ie  jimngt  fe^t  beine§  <Scepter§  ^Tiadjt. 
2)0$  einer  lebt  no$,  fie  311  radjen  : 
2)i$  tann  mein  5)Jtinb  nidjt  gliidlid)  fpredjen, 
(So  long  be§  gembe§  5tuge 


Unb  e^'  ber  $b'mg  nod)  geenbet, 
2!a  jleflt  [id),  Don  5)iilet  gefenbet, 
@in  33ote  bem  St)rannen  bar  : 

I.  6r  :  i.  e.  Polycxrates  ;  the  characters  of  the  poem  are  not 
mentioned  by  name.  Polycrates  made  himself  tyrant  of  Samos 
and  ruled  from  about  536  to  522  B.  c.  5.  $gt)J>teit§  £ontg: 
t.  e.  Aahmes  or  Ama/sis  II.  who  ruled  570  to  526  B.  c.  8.  2-te 
==  Mejentgen  tteld^e.  Construe,  Xte  TOacfct  betne§  @cepter§  3»tngt 
btejentgen,  tteldje  .  .  .  ttaren.  @te  in  1.  g  is  repeated  for  em- 
phasis. 10.  etnet:  i.  e.  the  rival  referred  to  in  1.  12  as  be§ 


SRtng  be§  5poI^frateS  59 


,,2af$,  £err,  be§  Opfer§  ©iiftc  fteigen, 
Unb  mit  be§  £orbeer§  muntern  3roeigen 
SScfrdnje  bit  bein  feftlicf)  £mar  ! 

,,©etroffen  fan!  bein  $einb  dotn  ©peere, 
9Jlid)  fenbet  mit  ber  frozen  Sftare 
35ein  treuer  gelb^err  ^ol^bor  —  " 
Unb  nimmt  QII§  einem  fcfyttxtrjen  Secfen, 
blutig,  gu  ber  beiben 


^onig  tritt  jutiicf  mit  ©rauen. 

warn'  id)  bid),  bem  ©liicf  ju  trauen," 
IBerfe^t  er  mit  beforgtem  SBttcf. 
,,S3ebenf,  auf  ungetreuen  SSeflen  — 
SBie  Ieicf)t  fann  fie  ber  <Sturm  jerfcijeflen  I 
©djmimmt  beiner  Alette  sweifelnb  ©liicf." 

Unb  el)'  er  noc^  ba§  2Bort  gefprorfien, 
$at  i^n  ber  ^ubel  unterbrocfjen, 
5)er  don  ber  9l^ebe  jaudjjenb  f^aUt  ; 
5Jiit  fremben  <5rf)afcen  reic^  belaben, 
ju  ben  Ijeimifrfjen  ©eftaben 
maftenreidier  SCBalb. 


2.  muntern  :  the  laurel  is  the  symbol  of  victory  and  hence 
joyous.  3.  feftltdj  :  i.  e.  jum  geft.  7.  ntmmt  :  supply  er,  referring 
to  $8ote.  9.  WohlbefannteS  :  *'.  e.  the  head  of  his  rival,  sent  as 
evidence  of  victory.  14.  fte  :  referring  to  ftlotte  in  the  next 
verse.  15.  fjlotte  :  referring  evidently  to  trading  vessels;  3Wet= 
felnb  =  jroetfelljaft.  16.  gejprod^en  =  auSgefpro^en  or  beenbtflt. 
21.  Say,  The  fleet  with  its  forest  of  crowded  masts. 


60 


foniglidje  ©aft  erftaunet  : 
©Hid  ift  fyeute  gut  gelaunet, 
od)  fiirdjte  feinen  llnbeftanb  ! 
Set  Ureter  roaffenhmb'ge  <Sd)aren 
SBebrauen  bid)  mit  $rieg§gefafjren  ; 
nafye  finb  fie  biefem  ©tranb." 


Itnb  ef)'  iljm  nod)  ba§  SSort  entfaflen, 
So  fiefjt  man's  bon  ben  <Sd)iffen  roaflcn/ 
Unb  taufenb  ©timmen  rufen  :  ,,<5teg  1 
S3on  geinbe§not  finb  tuir  befreiet, 
5)ie  Ureter  ^at  ber  (Sturm  jerftreuet, 
SSorbei,  geenbet  ift  ber  ^rieg  1" 


ber  ©aftfreunb  mit  @ntfe£en. 
,,giirtt)af)r,  ic^  mu^  bid)  gliUflid)  fdjii^en  ! 
S)od»,"  fpridjt  er,  ,,gittr'  id)  fiir  bein 
5Rir  grauet  tor  ber  ©otter  9?eibe  ; 
2)e§  2eben3  ungemifdjte  ^reube 
SBarb  leinem  ^rbtf^cn  juteil. 


mir  ift  afle§  mof)I  geraten, 
S9ei  aUen  meinen  ^errfdjertaten 
SBegleitet  mic^  be»  £)immel§  ^)ulb  ; 
2)od)  l)att'  icf)  einen  teuren  (Srben, 
S)en  nafym  mir  ©ott,  id)  fa^  i^n  fterben, 
©lud  besa^It'  id)  meine 


12.  geenbet  ..  .  £rteg  :  i.  e.  the  only  remaining  peril  that  threat- 
ened his  reign.  Revolt  had  been  subdued  and  commercial  pros- 
perity was  assured.  16.  ©otter  9letb  :  the  ancients  believed  that 
the  jealousy  of  the  gods  was  provoked  by  unalloyed  good  fortune 
and  especially  by  its  complaisant  enjoyment.  This  is  the  funda- 
mental thought  of  the  poem.  24.  bem  ©liicf  :  i.  e.  @d)idtfal. 


be§  5poltjfrate§  61 


urittft  bu  bid)  dot  Seib  bettmfjren, 
<S>o  flelje  511  ben  llnfid)tbaren, 
2)aJ5  fie  gum  ©liid  ben  ©djmerj  derleifm. 
9lod)  feinen  faf)  id)  frb'fylid)  enben, 
$luf  ben  mit  immer  dollen  £)tinben 
SDie  ©otter  iljre  ©aben  ftreun. 

,,llnb  tt)enn'»  bie  ©otter  nid)t  gemd^ren, 
(So  ad)t'  auf  eine»  greunbeS  Sefjren 
tlnb  rufe  felbft  ba§  llnglud  ^er  ; 
llnb  ma§  Don  alien  beinen  ©djii^en 
am  ^b'djftcn  mag  ergb^en, 
nimm  unb  ttrirf  '»  in  biefe» 


llnb  jener  [prid)t,  don  ^urdjt  beroegct  : 
,,SSon  aflem,  toa§  bie  ^nfel  ^eget, 
3ft  biefer  9iing  mein  f)bd^fte§  ©lit. 
3^n  mill  ic^  ben  (Srinnen  roeifjen, 
Cb  fie  mein  ©liicf  mir  bann  derjei^en." 
llnb  roirft  ba§  ^leinob  in  bie  glut. 

llnb  bei  be§  nadjften  5J?orgen§  Sidjte 
S)a  tritt  mit  fro^Iidjem  ©efidjte 
6in  gifdjer  dor  ben  gitrften  ^in  : 
,,^)err,  biefen  gifd)  ^ab'  ic^  gefangcn, 
SSie  leiner  nod)  in§  9ie^  gegangen, 
$ir  jum  ©efdjenfe  bring'  ic^  iljn." 

7.  WCTttt'S  =  WCTtn  e§  :  referring  to  I.  3  ;  it  may  also  be  re- 
ferred to  Uttfllttcf  in  1.  9.  16.  Grinnen  =  (Srinntjen  :  avenging 
deities,  shortened  improperly  for  meter.  17.  Ob  :  supply  Ultt 
ju  )"et)en,  ob  etc.  23.  tote  fcirtcr  not^  :  such  as  none  ever. 


62  ©djtller 

tlnb  ate  her  $od)  ben  gifd)  gerteilet, 
$ommt  er  befturjt  tyerbeigeeilet 
tlnb  rtift  mit  Ijodjerftauntem  23li<f  : 

),  |>err,  ben  9ting,  ben  bu  getragen, 
fanb  iif)  in  be3  $ifrf)e§  9J?agen, 
£>,  olme  ©renjen  i(t  bein  ©liitf !" 

£ner  menbet  fi(^  bet  ©oft  mtt  ©raufen 
,,<So  !ann  ic^  I)ier  ntd)t  ferner  ^aufen, 
5)?etn  $reunb  fannft  bu  ntdjt  lueiter  fein. 
$)te  ©otter  tcoHen  bein  SSerberben  ; 
gort  eil'  i(^,  nicljt  mtt  bit  ju  fterben." 
Unb  fpratfj'S,  itnb  fcfjiffte  fdjnell  fid)  ein. 


Hitter 

SoHabe 

Written  in  July  1797,  and  first  published  in  the  9ftufen= 
Tlltnattadj  in  1798. 

The  immediate  source  of  the  poem  is  not  definitely  known. 
One  of  the  folk  songs,  noted  by  Goethe  in  Alsace  in  1771, 
£>U§  2teb  »om  jungen  ©tafen,  of  which  some  twenty  variants 
occur,  presents  many  of  the  same  motives  and  Goethe  may  well 
have  called  Schiller's  attention  to  it.  In  tone  it  is  rather  a 
lyric  idyll  than  a  ballad,  the  even  flow  of  the  trochaic  verse 
giving  an  impression  of  peacefulness,  suited  to  the  spirit  of 
renunciation  that  transforms  the  knight  into  a  hermit. 

II.  Supply  Itm  before  ntdjt.  Amasis  believes  the  gods  have 
rejected  his  propitiatory  offering. 


5Ritter  £oggenburg 

fitter,  ireue  @cf)tr)e[ierUe6e 
SBibmet  (Sue!)  bie3  ^)erj  ; 

$orbert  feine  onbre  Siebe, 
2)enn  e§  madjt  mir  (Scfjmerj. 

3ftuf)ig  mag  icf)  (Sucf)  erfrfjeinen, 
ffiufjig  geljen  feljn  ; 

Surer  9luge  ftitteS  SSetnen 
^  nicfjt 


llnb  er  ^6rt'§  mit  (tummem 

c^  blutenb  IoS, 
fie  ^eftig  in  bie  9lrme; 
©c^tningt  [ic^  atif  fein  9loB, 
ju  fetnen  5[RQnnen  alien 
bem  Sanbe  ©(fjroeij  ; 
bem  fyeif  gen  ©rab  fie  roatten, 
9tuf  ber  Sruft  ba 


S£aten  bort  gefcfie^en 
ber  £>elben  5trm, 
S^te§  ^>elme§  Sufcfje  tueljen 
3fn  ber  ^finbe  @d)roarm, 
Unb  be§  2oggenburger§  9iame 
©c^recft  ben  9ftufelmann  ; 
ba§  $erj  Don  feinem  ©rame 
genefen  fann. 


2.  £etj:  construe,  $)te§  §et3  tttbmet  etc.  6.  fe^tt:  construe  with 
mag;  the  infinitives  erfdjetmn  and  getjen  depend  upon  it.  10.  blu= 
tenb  =  mit  blutenbetn  §erjen.  13.  Sfionnen:  see  vocab.  SRonn. 
17.  bort  :  i.  e.  in  the  Holy  Land.  The  poet  thinks  of  the  Cru- 
sades. 1  8.  bet  ^elben:  referring  to  Toggenburg's  retainers.  91  rm: 
singular  where  English  idiom  requires  the  plural.  19.  3f)re§  §el= 
me§:  for  3$ter  &elme;  possibly  attracted  to  the  singular  by  9lrm. 


64  ©djtller 


Itnb  ein  $af)r  Ijat  er'§  getragen, 
Stragt'S  nid)t  longer  mef)r, 

9tufye  !ann  er  nid)t  erjagen 
llnb  berla  jjt  ba§  |)eer  ; 

©iefyt  ein  ©djiff  an  Sof>J>e§  <5tranbe, 

^  $a§  bte  ©egel  bla^t, 

©cfjiffet  f)ehn  gum  teuren  Sanbe, 
SSo  tyr  5ltem 


Unb  an  i^re 

^lo^ft  ber  ^ilger  an, 
5Ic|,  unb  mit  bem  Sonnertoorte 

SBirb  [ie  aufgetan  : 
,,2)te  ^^  fu^et,  tragt  ben  ©Dieter, 

3[t  be§  $immcl§  Sraut, 
is  ©e[tern  tear  be§  £age§  geier, 

S)er  fie  ©ott  getraut." 

®a  berldffet  er  auf  immer 

©einer  SSater  @<^Io^, 
(Seine  SBaffen  fie^t  er  nimmer, 
20  9Jod)  fetn  treue§  9to^  ; 

33on  ber  ioggenBitrg  ^ernieber 

©tetgt  er  nnbelannt, 
S)enn  e§  berft  bie  ebeln  ©lieber 
©emanb. 


2.  SEr8gt'§  ...  tne^r  —  fann  e§  tttc^t  lander  tragen.  8. 
?ltem  tne^t  :  say,  where  she  lived.  13.  ®te  =  btejemge, 
j^  whom  etc.  17.  tietlaffet  :  for  toerlfijjt  ;  the  lengthened  form 
with  vowel  .change  is  unusual,  24,  jQcireneS  ©ClDOnb  ;  say  sack- 
cloth  gown. 


fitter  £oggenburg  6.5 

Unb  er  bant  fief)  eine  £wtte 

3>ener  ©egenb  nal), 
2Bo  ba§  Softer  au§  ber  TOte 

2)iiftrer  Cinben  falj  ; 
|)arrenb  don  be§  9ftorgen§  Sic^te 

5Bi§  311  5tbenb»  ©djein, 
6tiHe  |>offnunci  tm 
er  ba  atlein. 


S31t(fte  nacf)  bem  ^lofter  briiben, 

SItcftc  ftimbentong 
^Rac^  bem  ^en[ter  feiner  Sieben, 

33i§  Sa§  ^enfter  flang, 
33t§  bie  Sieblidje  fic^  jetgte, 

33t§  ba§  treuc  S3ilb 
©id)  tn§  Stal  ^erunter  neigte, 
engelmilb. 


Unb  bann  legt'  er  fro^  fid)  nieber, 

@d)Iief  getroftet  ein, 
©tifl  fid)  fveuenb,  menn  e§ 

9Jiorgert  tuiirbe  fein. 
Unb  fo  fag  er  diele  Sage, 

©afj  biel  ^a^re  long, 
^arrcnb  of)ne  ©djmerj  unb 

23i§  ba§  genfter  Hang, 

S9i§  bie  Sieblidje  fi<^  jeigte, 
Si§  ba§  teure  23ilb 

in§  Sal  l^erunter  neigte, 
engelmilb. 


9.  98Itcfte  :   the  alliteration  and  repetition   in   this  stanza  well 
express  the  intensity  of  his  longing. 


66  ©(Siller 


llnb  fo  fajj  er,  eine  2eid)e, 

Rotflcn3  ba ; 

bem  genfter  nocl)  ba§  bleic^e, 
©tide  Entity  fafj. 


Sottobe 

Written   in  August  1797,  and  first   published   in  the 
9llmana<i)  in  1798. 

There  are  various  accounts  of  the  incident  told  in  this  poem, 
and  which  served  as  Schiller's  immediate  source  is  uncertain. 
It  appears  that  Ibycus  was  a  Greek  lyric  poet,  born  in  Rhegium 
in  southern  Italy.  From  here  he  journeyed  to  Samos,  where 
he  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  at  the  court  of  Polycrates. 
It  is  said  that  he  was  murdered  by  robbers  in  the  wilderness, 
and  cried  out  that  the  cranes  just  then  flocking  past  him  in 
their  southern  flight  would  be  his  avengers.  When  one  of  the 
robbers  subsequently  saw  some  cranes  flying  over  the  city,  he 
exclaimed  to  his  comrade,  "Look  there!  the  avengers  of  Ibycus." 
This  remark  was  overheard,  the  matter  was  investigated,  and 
the  murderers  were  brought  to  justice.  Plutarch  makes  use  of 
the  latter  incident  as  a  warning  against  garrulity,  since  it  was 
not  the  cranes  that  brought  punishment  upon  the  robbers,  but 
their  own  garrulous  tongues  ;  had  they  kept  silent,  they  would 
not  have  been  discovered.  The  moral  point  that  Schiller  illus- 
trates is  well  expounded  in  the  proverb  "Murder  will  out." 


3um  $amt)f  ber  SCSagen  imb  (Befange, 

auf  $orintlju§'  2anbe§enge 
$er  ©ried)en  ©ttimme  frof)  bereint, 
3og  3fyfu§,  ber  ©otterfreunb. 


2.  3unt  ^QtnJ)f  :  i.  e.  to  the  Isthmian  Games,  celebrated  bi- 
ennially in  honor  of  Poseidon.  Chariot  races  and  contests  in 
song  were  the  chief  features. 


S)tc  $rantcfce  be§  3bg!u§  67 

fdjenfte  be§  ©efangeS  ©abe, 
Sieber  fiijjen  IRunb  5lpofl  ; 
@o  roanbert  er  an  leidjtem  ©tabe 
5lu§  gtfjegium,  be§  ®otte§  toofl. 

@d)on  tDtnft  auf  fjofiem  SergeSriitfen 
?ifrofortnt^  be§  SSanbrcrS  Slicfen, 
Unb  in  ^ofeibon§  gidjten^ain 
Stritt  er  mtt  frommem  <5d)auber  ein. 
9?trf)t§  regt  fid)  urn  ifyn  ^er  ;  nut 
SSon  ^ronidjen  begletten  i^n, 
Sie  fernfyin  nac^  bc§  @uben§  2Sdrme 
3n  graultc^tem  ©e[rf)tt)aber 


,,<g>eib  mir  gegriifet,  befreunb'te  ©c^aren, 
5!te  mir  jur  See  Segleiter  roaren  ; 
3um  guten  3eid)en  ne^m'  id)  eud), 
5Jiein  2o§,  e§  ift  bent  euren  gleit^  ; 
SSon  fern  tjer  fommen  mir  gejogen 
Unb  pe^en  um  ein  tmrtlid)  3)a(|. 
©ei  un§  ber  ©aftlidje  gemogen, 

don  bem  grembling  roe^rt  bie  ©c^moc^  1" 


1-2.  3$nt  ..  .  ?lpofl  :  construe,  $poH  fd^enfte  i^m,  etc.  These 
lines  explain  the  significance  of  ©otterfreunb.  4.  be§  ©otte§ 
boQ  :  say  divinely  inspired.  8.  mtt  frommem  ©Dauber:  see 
vocab.  ©djcmber.  n.  not^  .  .  .  2B5rme  :  referring  evidently  to  the 
autumn,  though  the  games  were  really  held  in  the  spring.  The 
poet  may  always  use  details  as  he  pleases,  provided  only  he 
does  not  disturb  the  illusion  of  the  ordinary  reader.  15.  3^^^°  : 
the  ancients  often  accepted  the  flight  of  the  birds  as  an  omen. 
Cf.  augur  and  its  probable  etymology.  19.  bft  @flftltdje  :  *.  e. 
Zeus,  the  God  of  hospitality. 


gg  ©djiller 

tlnb  munter  forbert  er  bie  ©djritte, 
Unb  fiefjt  fid)  in  be§  2Balbe§  2Ritte  ; 
3)a  fperren  auf  gebrangem  ©teg 
3it>ei  9ftorber  plb'&lid)  feinen  SSeg. 
3wn  $ampfe  mufc  er  fid)  bereiten, 
!£)od)  balb  ermattet  finft  bie  §anb, 
@ie  fyat  ber  Seier  jarte  <Saiten, 
35odj  nie  be§  SBogenS  ^raft  gefpannt. 


6r  tuft  bie  5)?enf^en  an,  bie  ©otter, 
©ein  ^leljen  bringt  ju  leinem  better  ; 
SSie  tueit  er  aud)  bie  ©tirnrne  fdjidft, 

SebenbeS  ttrirb  ^ier  erblidt. 
mu^  id)  ^ier  berlaffen  fterben, 
frembem  Soben,  unberteint, 
I5  ®urd)  bofer  23uben  |)anb  berberben, 

2Bo  aud)  fein  9lac^er  mir  erfdjeint  1" 

llnb  ft^rner  getroffen  finlt  er  nieber, 
2)a  raufc^t  ber  $ranid)e  ©efieber  ; 
(Sr  ^ort,  fdjon  fann  er  nid)t  me^r 
20  SDie  na^en  ©timmen  furdjtbar 

,,S3on  eu^,  i^r  $ranid)e  bort  oben, 
SBenn  feine  anbre  ©tiinme  fpri^t, 
©ei  meine§  9J?orbe§  ^lag'  er'fioben  I" 
6r  ruft  e§,  unb  fein  5tuge  bridjt. 


25  2)er  nadte  2eid)nam  tuirb  gefunben, 

Unb  balb,  obgleic^  entfteflt  bon  SBunben, 


3.  flebrongem  =  engem.  8.  be§  9Bo8en§  $raft  =  ben  ftSfttgen 
SBogen.  2\.  ^tuge  brtdjt:  see  vocab.  bredjen.  25.  nacfte:  here 
for  cmSgepltinbert.  26.  obglett^  .  .  .  entftettt:  referring  logically  to 
3ilge,  or  possibly  to  2ei^nom  ;  the  phrase  is  awkwardly  placed. 


S)te  tfranidje  be§ 


(Srfennt  bet  ©aftfreunb  in  ®orintlj 
Sie  3u9e>  bie  if)tn  teuer  firtb. 
,,llnb  muf?  id)  fo  bid;  tm'eber  finben, 
llnb  Ijoffte  mit  ber  $id)te  ®ranj 
S)e§  Sanger§  ©djla'fe  311  itmroinben, 
Seftraljlt  don  feineS  9hiljme§  ©lanj  !" 

llnb  jammernb  pren'S  afle  ©dfte, 
Skrfammelt  bet  ^ofctbon»  ge[te, 
©ans  ©riedjenlanb  ergretft  ber  ©ctimers, 
SBerloren  fyit  t^n  jebe§  ^erj. 
llnb  [liirmenb  brangt  fid)  sum  ^3rt)tanen 
£a§  SSolf,  eg  forbert  feine  2But, 
3u  radjen  be§  @r[d)Iagnen  Sftanen, 
3u  fii^nen  mit  be 


IDO  bte  ©put,  bie  au§  ber  9Jienge, 
3S6(fer  flutenbem  ©ebrange, 
©elodet  Don  ber  ©piele  ^3rad)t, 

fdjUKirjen  Stater  lenntlid^  mac^t? 

9ta'uber,  bte  t^n  feig  erfdjlagen? 
$£at'§  neibifc^  ein  Derborgner 
9?ur  |)elio»  bermag'S  311  fagen, 
2)er  alle§  ^rbifdje  befc^eint. 


@r  gefyt  DieHeic^t  mit  fredjem  ©c^rttte 
3»efct  eben  burd)  ber  ©riec^en  DJfitte, 

4.  ^i^tf  ilranj  :  symbol  of  victory,  given  in  later  times  to  the 
poets.  6.  Seftraljlt  :  referring  to  ©aftfreunb.  16.  ©ebrange  :  in 
apposition  with  SJtenge  ;  construe,  bte  ben  .  .  .  Jfiter  ou§  ber  SRenge 
fenntlic^  ma<f)t.  ©elocfet  .  .  .  5pracf)t  :  modifies  SSoIfer.  18.  fdjtt>ar= 
3en  :  cf.  vocab. 


Stiller 

Unb  tnafyrenb  iljn  bie  9to<$e  fudjt, 
©eniefct  er  feine§  grcbelS  $rud)t. 
5luf  if>re§  eignen  SemfcelS  ©c^wefle 
Street  er  biefleidjt  ben  ©ottern,  mengt 
<5id)  breift  in  jene  SKenf^cntDeflc, 
3>ie  bort  fid)  gum  Sweater  brangt. 

5)enn  San!  an  San!  gebranget  fi^en, 
6§  Bremen  faft  ber  Suljne  ©tii^cn, 
^erbeigeftromt  bon  fern  nnb  na^, 
®er  ©riedjen  SBblfcr  tcartenb  ba. 
2)umpfbraufenb  nrie  be§  ?)ieere§  2Bogen, 
SSon  3Jienfdjen  n)imme(nb  tuacfift  ber 
3n  weiter  ftctS  gefc^aieiftem  33ogen 
i§  in  be§ 


is  28er  jft^It  bie  5BoIfer,  nennt  bie  9lamen, 

®ie  gaftlid)  ^ier  jufammen  famen? 
Son  %I)efeii§'  <5tabt,  bon  5Iuli§'  ©tranb, 
SSon  ^3^oci§,  bom  Spartanerlanb, 
S5on  5tfien§  entlegner  .^iifte, 

20  S5on  alien  ^nfeln  famen  fie, 

Unb  Ijordjen  bon  bent  ©^augeriifte 
graufer  5JieIobie, 


r,  ftreng  unb  ernft,  nadj  alter  @ittc 
9Jttt  langfam  abgeme^nem  ©djritte 

8.  93ii{)nc  ©tU^en  :  the  poet  evidently  thinks  of  a  wooden 
structure  and  uses  SSiifine  not  of  the  stage  but  of  the  seats. 
The  verse  is  parenthetical.  12.  fta<fcft  :  the  structure  seems  to 
grow  as  the  higher  tiers  of  seats  are  filled.  17.  XfiefeuS'  €>tabt  : 
*.  e.  Athens.  23.  nadj  alter  Sitte  :  the  poet  is  not  archaeological!/ 
accurate. 


$ranidje  be§  %b\)lvi8  71 


Deroortritt  au§  bem  |>intergrunb, 
Umroanbelnb  be§  Sweaters  9tunb. 
<So  fdjreiten  feme  trb  frf)en  SBetber  I 
S)ie  geugete  !ein  fterblicf)  |>au§  ! 
@3  fteigt  ba§  tRiefenma^  ber  Seiber 
)D(   iiber 


(Sin  fdjirarjer  Mantel  fc^Iagt  bie  Seuben, 
@ie  fcf)tDtngen  in  entfleifc^ten  £>tinben 
SDer  ^acfel  bufterrote  ©lut, 
3fn  if)ren  S^angen  flte^t  fetn  Slut. 
Unb  IDC  bie  §aare  lieblid)  flattern, 
Urn  5J?enfc^enftirnen  freunbltci)  tteljn, 
3)o  ftefjt  man  ©djlangen  Ijier  unb  Pattern 
5)ie  giftgefdjraollnen  Stiudje  bla^n. 

Itnb  f^auerlic^,  gebre^t  im  $reife, 
SBeginnen  fie  be§  £)tymnu§  SSeife, 
2)er  burcf)  ba§  £>er}  jerreiBenb  bringt, 
Xie  23anbe  urn  ben  <5Unber  fct)Ungt. 
39e[innungraubenb,  Ijerjbetfyorenb 
ber  6rinn^en  ©efang. 

be§  ^6rer§  ^a 
llnb  bulbet  nicfjt  ber  Seier 


bem,  ber  fret  bon  ©c^ulb  unb  $el)le 
bie  finblifi)  reine  <SeeIe  ! 

4.  5)te  :  referring  to  SBetber  ;  an  emphatic  demonstrative  in- 
stead of  a  personal  pronoan.  5.  SMefettmafe  :  they  wore  the  thick- 
soled  cothurnus.  7  f.  The  description  of  the  chorus  is  taken 
largely  from  Aeschylus'  Eumenides,  and  their  song  is  based  on 
Wilhelm  von  Humboldt's  translation  of  one  of  the  choral  odes 
in  that  tragedy.  15.  gebre&t  =  fid)  bref)ettb. 


72  ©djtlter 


biirfen  mi  ntrfjt  rarfienb  nafjn, 
twmbelt  fret  be§  2eben§  93aljn. 

welje,  toelje,  met  berftoljlcn 
$e§  9Jiorbe§  frfjtoere  Stot  boflbradjt  ! 
s  SBir  fyeften  un§  an  feme  ©ofylen, 

®a§  furdjtbare  ©efc^Iedjt  ber  9tacf)t. 

,,llnb  glaubt  er  fliefyenb  ju  entfpringen, 
©efliigelt  finb  ttrir  ba,  bie  ©djlmgen 
3f^m  toerfenb  urn  ben  flu^t'gen  ^u^, 
10  Xajj  er  311  23oben  fallen  mufj. 

@o  jogen  mir  tfyn,  o^n'  (Srmotten, 
53erfo^nen  fann  un§  fetne  9teu', 
S^n  fort  unb  fort  bt§  p  ben  ©djatten, 
Unb  geben  i^n  auct)  bort  ntcfjt  fret." 

is  <So  fingenb,  tanjen  fie  ben  9tetgen, 

Unb  ©tide,  ttrie  be§  2obe§  ©djtuetgen, 
Stegt  iiberm  ganjen  |)aufe  ftfjroer, 
%t§  ob  bie  ©ottfieit  na^e  mar'. 
Unb  feterltcb  nac^  alter  ©itte 

io  Ummanbelnb  be§  Sweaters  9iunb 

5Rit  langfam  abgeme^nem  ©cfyritte, 
S3erfc^tt)inben  fie  tm  ^intergrunb. 

Unb  jttrifdjen  Strug  unb  2Qaf)r^eit  fci)tt)ebet 
peifelnb  jebe  Sruft  unb  bebet, 


6.  @cf(^lc(^t  :  in  apposition  with  totr.  13.  JU  ben 
i.  e.  flum  lobe.  18.  ©otttjeit  :  Nemesis,  the  goddess  of  justice 
and  divine  retribution,  further  described  in  the  following  stanza. 
24.  9lo(f)  jwetfelnb:  half  believing  in  the  reality  of  the  scene 
presented. 


£ranicfje  be§  Sf>^u§  73 


llnb  Ijulbigt  bcr  furdjtbaren  9J?ad)t, 
3)ie  rt^tenb  im  SBerBorgnen  loarfjt, 
SDie  unerforfcfylid),  unergriinbet    , 
£e§  S$trffal§  bunfeln  &nauel  fltdjt, 
tiefen  Derjen  fid)  berfiinbet, 
flieljet  Dor  bem  @onnentici)t. 


S)a  ^ort  man  auf  ben  ^oc^ften  ©tufen 
etnmal  eine  ©ttmme  rufen  : 

ba,  fic^  bo,  S£tmoteu3, 
SS)ie  ^rani^e  be§  3f6gf  u§  I"  — 
Hnb  finfter  plb^ltc^  toirb  ber  ^)immel, 
Unb  liber  bem  Sweater  !^in 
©te^t  man  in  fdjmarjltditein  ©emimmel 
Gin  ®ranirf)ljeer 


teure 

jebe  23ru[t  mit  neuem  ©rame, 
Unb  ttrie  im  5J?eere  SBett'  auf  2Befl', 
©o  (iiuft'S  Don  5JZunb  gu  SWunbe  f^nett  : 
,,5)e3  ^bt)fu§?  ben  mir  bemeinen? 
35en  eine  5Rorber^anb  erf^Iug  ? 
Sffia§  ift'S  mit  bem?  roa§  !ann  er  meinen? 
2Ba§  i[t'§  mit  biefem 


5.  ^erjCtt  .  ..  berfiinbct  :  belief  in  divine  retribution  is  inborn, 
however  it  is  denied  and  concealed.  9.  @iel)  btt  :  Schiller  ex- 
plains that  his  thought  was  not  that  the  murderer's  conscience 
deeply  stirred  by  the  tragedy  betrays  him,  but  rather  that  sur- 
prise at  the  appearance  of  a  flock  of  cranes  reminds  him  of  his 
deed  and  the  circumstances,  and  that  his  rude  nature  expresses 
itself  in  the  unguarded  exclamation.  The  former  thought  cer- 
tainly suggests  itself;  possibly  the  poet  "  builded  better  than  he 
knew." 


74 


Unb  tauter  immer  ttrirb  bie  $rage, 
Itnb  aljnenb  fliegt'S  mit  Sii&e§fcf)lage 
Surd)  afle  Cjerjen  :  ,,®ebet  ad)t, 
®a§  ift  ber  gumeniben  9ftarf)t  1 
2)er  fromme  S)td)ter  nrirb  gerodjen, 
Set  Corbet  bietet  felbft  fid)  bar  - 
grgreift  iljn,  ber  ba§  SSort  gefprodjen, 
Unb  i^n,  an  ben'§  geri^tet  tear  !" 

Sod)  bem  mar  laitm  ba§  SBort  entfa^ren, 
5W5i^t'  er'§  im  Sufen  gern  berta^ren  ; 
Umfonft  !    2)er  f^retfenbleidie  5Ktinb 
5J?acf)t  fdjnell  bie  <S(^uIbbett)u^ten  funb. 
^an  rct|t  unb  fci)Ieppt  fie  Dor  ben 
Site  ©cene  toirb  jum  tribunal, 
Unb  e§  ge[tet)n  bie  336fett>irf)ter, 
©etroffen  don  ber  9lad)e 


Dcr  (Pan a  nad?  £>em  Cifcnl^ammcr 

JBaQabe 

Written  in  September,  1797,  and  first  published  in  the  9Jiltfen= 
?[Imanadj  in  1798. 

The  poet's  source  was  one  of  a  collection  of  French  tales 
by  Retif  de  la  Bretonne,  which  he  follows  closely  not  only  in 
the  main  thought  but  also  in  the  details.  Goethe  was  much 
pleased  with  the  poem,  and  Korner  wrote:  "It  has  for  me  a 

6.  btetet  . . .  bar :  the  poet  does  not  circumstantially  tell  how 
the  conviction  is  brought  about;  that  he  regarded  of  no  "inter- 
est to  the  poet."  14.  (Scene  =  Cheater. 


3)er  ©ang  nadj  bent  (Hfen^ammer  75 

peculiar  charm.  The  idea  of  a  special  divine  Providence, 
though  but  lightly  indicated,  lends  to  the  poem  a  tone  of  sin- 
cerity which  even  the  most  obdurate  hardly  withstands.  One 
of  the  most  difficult  tasks  was  the  description  of  the  ritual, 
where  the  portrayal  of  the  characteristic  features  might  easily 
be  exposed  to  ridicule.  And  yet  you  have  accomplished,  ac- 
cording to  my  judgment,  all  that  one  could  ask.  I  have  read 
the  poem  aloud  several  times,  in  which  way  I  most  easily 
distinguish  discords,  and  never  have  I  come  across  a  line  to 
mar  the  harmony.  It  will  ever  remain  one  of  my  favorites." 


Sin  fromtner  $necf)t  mar 
Unb  in  ber  ^utdjt  be§  $errn 
(Srgeben  bet  ©ebieterin, 
S)er  ©rcifin  don  ©abern. 
@ie  mar  fo  fanft,  fie  war  fo  gut  ; 
$>orf)  aud)  ber  Saunen  Ubermut 
$att*  cr  geeifert  311  erfiiflen 
TO  greubigfeit,  urn  ©otte§  nriflen. 


$riilj  bon  be§  2oge§  erftem  ©cfiein, 
S3i§  fpflt  bie  SSefper  f^Iug, 
Sebt'  er  nur  i^rem  2)ien[t  aflein, 
S£at  nimmer  jic^  genug. 
Unb  fprad)  bie  5)ame  :   w3Ko^'  bir'§  Ieicf)t  I" 
2)a  tourb'  il)m  gleic^  ba§  5luge  feud)t, 
llnb  meinte  feiner  ^flicfit  ju  fefjlen, 
er  \\fy  ni(f»t  im  55ienfte  qualen. 


I.  Stiboltn:  a  Swiss  diminutive  for  ^rieb  or  (Sottftteb;  also 
the  name  of  an  early  Irish  missionary  to  Germany.  10.  SSefper: 
»'.  e.  the  evening  bell.  12.  Zat  nimmer  fid)  Qenug:  never  thought 
he  had  done  enough,  15.  fetnet  <PfUcIjt  JU  feblen  :  to  be  remiss 
in  his  duty. 


$>rum  bor  bent  garden  Sienertrofj 
£ie  ©rafin  ifm  erfjob  ; 
9Iu§  ifyrem  fcfjb'nen  9Jtunbe  flojj 
<Sein  unerf(i)opfte§  Sob. 
<5ie  Ijielt  il)n  nicfjt  al§  iljren  ®nerf)t, 
@3  gab  fein  £)erj  ifym  ®inbe3red)t  ; 
3^r  flares  5tuge  mtt  SSergniigen 
|)ing  an  ben  too^lgeflalten 


2)arob  entbrennt  in  9tobert§  Sru[t, 
SDe§  Sciger§,  gift'ger  ©rofl, 
S)em  (angft  Don  bofer  ©cfjabenluj't 


Unb  trat  sum  ©rafen,  rafd)  jut 

Unb  often  be§  SSerfii^rerS  9iat, 

51I§  einft  toom  S^gen  ^eim  fie  famen, 

©treuf  i^m  in§  £erj  be§  5trgtt)o^n§  ©amen. 


,,2Bie  feib  %fy  gludfli^,  ebler  ©raf," 

er  boll  5lrgli[t  an, 

,,(5:udj  raubet  nicf)t  ben  golbnen  <5cf)laf 
5De§  3meifel§  gift'ger  3a^n. 
$5enn  3^r  befi^t  cin  eble§  28eib, 
6§  giirtet  ©d)am  ben  feufcfyen  2eib  ; 

1-2.  t»0t  .  .  .  etljob  :  this  may  mean  that  the  countess  pro- 
moted him  before  all  others,  or,  as  the  context  implies,  that  she 
praised  him  before  all  others.  9.  9tobett  :  a  name  frequently 
given  to  evil,  designing  characters  in  fiction.  This  is  the  only 
one  of  Schiller's  ballads  in  which  all  the  characters  are  named, 
and  the  one  in  which  they  are  most  strongly  individualized. 
13-14.  rafdj  .  .  .  offen  :  modifying  bent  ©rafen.  Translate  by 
a  relative  clause.  22.  <Scfyum  =  ©tttfamfett.  Observe  the  many 
metaphors  in  this  speech,  well  suited  to  its  insinuating  character. 


35er  ©ang  nod)  bem  (Hfenljammer  77 

3)ie  fromme  Streue  311  beriidfen 
2Birb  trimmer  bem  25erfucf)er  gliicfen." 

SDa  roflt  bcr  ©raf  bie  finftern  33ramt  ; 
,,2Ba§  rebft  bu  mir,  ©efefl? 
SSerb'  irf)  aiif  2Beibe§tiigenb  baun, 
Setoeglicf)  mie  bie 
fietdjt  locfet  fie  be§ 

9JMn  ©laube  fte^t  auf  fefterm  ©runb. 
SBom  2Beib  be§  ©rafen  Don  <Saberne 
IBIeibt,  ^off'  id),  ber  $erfurf)er  feme." 


anbre  fprtcfjt  :  ,,6o  benft  %$*  red)t. 
©uren  ©pott  betbient 
2or,  ber,  ein  geborner  $ne(f)t, 
6in  folc^e§  (id)  erfii^nt, 
llnb  gu  ber  ^rau,  bie  itym  gebeut, 
(Srrjebt  ber  SSunf^e  2u[ternf)eit." 
w2Ba§  ?"  fallt  i^m  jener  ein  unb  bebet, 
W9teb'[t  bu  Don  einem,  ber  ba  lebet  ?"  — 


a  bocfi,  tt)a§  otter  5J?unb  erfiittt, 
barg'  fief)  meinem  ^errn? 
roeil  ^r'§  benn  mit  glei^  bertjiittt, 
unterbriicf'  id)'»  gern.y/ 


3.  rottt:  say  /^wzV^.  15.  ge&eut  :  see  vocabulary,  gebieten. 
18.  ba  :  intensifies  the  relative  and  is  not  translated.  Cf.  the 
biblical  ber  §Ctr,  bet  ba  ift,  which  reads  in  the  English  ver- 
sion the  Lord  which  is,  Rev.  I,  8.  20.  btttfl':  unreal  potential 
subjunctive  in  exclamation,  implying,  as  context  shows,  the 
opposite. 


78  ©filler 

,,$u  bift  b<£  2obe§,  35ube, 
SRuft  jener  ftreng  unb  fiird^erlicf). 
,,2Ber  Ijebt  bo§  2lug'  §u  $unigonben?"  — 
,,9tun  ja,  id)  fpredje  Don  bcm  Slonben. 

@r  iji  nid)t  fjajjlid)  Don  ©eftalt," 
Sa^rt  er  mit  5lrglt[t  fort, 
$nbem'§  ben  ©rafen  ^et|  unb  fait 
3)urd)riefelt  bet  bem  2Bort. 
,,3ft'3  mdQli^,  C>err?  3^r  fa^t  e§  me, 
SBie  er  nur  5tugen  ^at  fiir  fie  ? 
S3ei  Stafcl  (Surer  felbft  ni$t  a^tet, 
Sin  i^ren  ©tu^I  gefcffclt  f^ma^tet? 


ba  bie  SSecfe,  bie  er  f^rteb 
Unb  feme  ©lut  gefie^t"  — 
»©eftel)t  1"  —  ,,Unb  fie  urn  ©egenlieb', 
freeze  Sube  !  flefjt. 
gnftb'ge  ©rofin,  fanft  unb  nietc^, 
JKitleib  rooty!  berbarg  jte'8  @u4  ; 
reuet  je^t,  ba^  mir'S  entfo^ren, 
2)enn,  ^err,  was  Ijabt  %$i  gu  befo^ren?" 


2)a  rttt  in  feine 
35er  ©raf  in§  na^e^otj, 
2Bo  iljm  in  ^o^er  Ofen  ©tut 
25  S)ic  @ifenftufe  fiiimoij. 

^)ier  nii^rten  frii^  unb  fptit  ben  SSranb 
S)ie  ^nedjte  mit  gefcfjoft'ger  £xmb  ; 


I.  render,  Speak,  knave,  or  you  die!  n.  ©liter:  more  com- 
monly @uer,  genitive  of  personal  pronoun  with  adjtet.  20.  6e= 
fasten  :  to  fear,  a  rare  meaning.  Cf.  bie  ©efdljr,  danger. 


©ang  nadfj  betn  difenfjammer  70 


riiljt,  bie  SBalge  blafen, 
gait'  e§,  gelfen  ju  berglafen. 


Baffer§  unb  be§  $euer§  Shaft 
SBerbiinbet  fiefyt  man  Ijier  ; 
$)a§  SJWIjlrab  Don  ber  glut  gerafft, 
Umtoalgt  \\<i)  fitr  unb  fiir. 
$ie  2Berfe  flappern  9lac^t  unb  Sag, 
Stn  Safte  |)o^t  ber  jammer  <S(f)Iag, 
Unb  bilbfam  Don  ben  ma'cfjt'gen  ©treic^en, 
felbft  ba 


llnb  jttmen  ^necf)ten  toinfet  er, 
SBebeutet  fie  unb  fagt  : 
,,$en  erften,  ben  ic^  fenbe  ^er, 
Unb  ber  eu<f)  alfo  fragt  : 
£abt  i^r  befolgt  be§  £>erren  SSort? 
S)en  toerft  mir  in  bie  $8tte  bort, 
S)a^  er  gu  5lfc^e  gleic^  berge^e, 
Unb  tljn  metn  5lug'  ni(^t  toeiter  fe^e  I" 

2)e§  freut  ftd)  ba§  entmenfd^te  ^paar 


n)ie  ba§  (5i[en  tuar 
in  ifjrer  Srujl. 


2.  HIS  fliitt'  e§:  aj  z/  »V  were  the  aim;  tJCtglaftn  =  JU  ©Ia§ 
fd^weljen.  3-10:  the  poet  describes  a  power  forge  operated 
by  water  power,  similar  to  the  modern  trip  hammer.  6.  fiir 
unb  fiir  =  fortofifcrenb.  n.  jroeten:  inflection  of  the  cardinals, 
except  tilt,  is  unusual  ;  here  for  meter  and  for  quaintness.  15. 
bc§  ^etttn  :  the  singular  forms  are  sometimes  inflected  with  en 
instead  of  n  ;  here  for  the  meter.  19.  S)e§  =  barilfeet  :  genitive 
with  e§  freut  fidj. 


80 


Unb  frifdjer  mit  ber  Sdlge 
(£rl)i&en  fie  be§  Ofen§  3kud), 
Unb  fdjidfen  fid)  mit  9ftorbt)erlangen, 
2)a§  S£obe§oj)fer  ju  empfangen. 

$)rauf  Robert  sum  ©efeflen  fpridjt 
it  falfdjem  |)eud)elfdjein  : 
rifd)  auf,  ©efell,  unb  fiiume  nic^t, 
begefyret  bein.  " 
,  ber  fpri^t  gu  gribolin  : 
leit^  jum  Gifen^ammer  f)in, 
Unb  frage  mir  bie  ^nec^te  borten, 
Db  fie  getan  na^  metnen  SBorten  !" 

llnb  jener  fprtc^t  ;  ,,g§  foE  gefrfjefjn  I" 
Unb  macfjt  fid)  flug§  bereit. 
is  2)o(^  finnenb  fcleibt  er  ^lo^Iic^  fte^n  : 

,,Ob  f  t  e  mir  nicf)t§  gebeut  ?" 
Unb  Dor  bie  ©rafin  fteflt  er  fic^  : 
,,£>maii§  pm  jammer  fc^i(ft  man  mtdj, 
@o  fag',  tt)a§  fann  icfj  bir  berri^ten  ?  ' 
bir  gepren  meine 


2)arauf  bie  ^5ame  Don  ©aDern 
SBerfe^t  mit  fanftem  Son  : 
,,5)ie  ^eil'ge  5Dteffe  fjort'  id)  gern, 
liegt  mir  Iranf  ber 


3.  f<f)tcfett  fid^  =  f^tdfen  fidj  an.  5.  ©efeflen  = 
8.  bein  :  gen.  of  personal  pronoun  bu  ;  nodj  with  dat.  or  ace.  is 
more  common.  10.  Cf.  11.  24.  and  25,  p.  78-  The  subject  bu  is 
omitted.  II.  borten  =  bort  ;  a  poetic  form  for  quaint  effect 
and  rime.  13.  jener  :  »'.  e.  fjribolin.  23.  prt'  :  pret.  subj,  = 
tttirbe  pren. 


3>er  ©aitQ  nad)  bem  Gifenfcammer  81 

(So  gefje  benn,  metn  $inb,  unb  fpricf) 
^n  5tnbad)t  ein  ©ebet  [tit  mid), 
llnb  benfft  bu  reuig  beiner  ©iinben, 
<Bo  lajj  and)  mid)  bie  ©nabe  finben." 

llnb  frofy  ber  bielnriflfommnen  ^flidit 
5Racf)t  er  im  glug  fi(^  auf, 
^at  noc^  be§  2)orfe§  @nbe  nidjt  , 
(Streicfjt  in  fc^neflem  2auf, 
Qa  tont  i^m  Don  bem  ©locfenftrang 
£eflf(i)(agenb  be§  ©elaut 
S)a§  atle  ©iinber  lpd)begnabet, 
Sum  ©aframente  feftlicf)  labet. 


,,S)em  Iteben  ©otte  tueid)'  ntc^t  a 
gtnb'ft  bu  t^n  auf  bem  2Beg  1"  — 
<£r  fprtci)t'§  unb  trttt  in§  ©otte§^a 
^ein  Saut  tft  !^ter  nod)  reg'; 
Slenn  um  bie  Srnte  toar'§,  unb 
3m  ftelbe  glu^t'  ber  ©^nttter  Sleijj  ; 
^ein  S^orgefjilfe  tt)ar  erfdjtenen, 
S)ie  2Reffe  funbig  311  bebienen. 

(gntfdjloffen  i[t  er  alfobalb 
llnb  macljt  ben  @a!ri[tan  ; 
,,£>a§,"  fpricf)t  er,  ,,ift  !ttn  Slufentfjalt 
2Ba§  forbert 


i.  tnetn  ^tnb  :  cf.  1.  6,  p.  76  ;  the  countess  treated  him  as  a 
child  rather  than  as  a  servant.  5.  bet  .  .  .  ^Pflidjt  :  gen.  with 
frob.  6.  im  3ht8  :  see  vocab.  10.  ^eUfd^lagenb  :  sounded  clear; 
the  present  participle  is  used  with  passive  force,  modifying  JHancj. 
16.  tft  ...  tec;':  see  vocab.  18.  gliifjt'  ber  ©djmtter  fjleife  = 
bie  fletfetgen  ©knitter  glilhen.  22.  mafyt  :  see  vocab. 


82  ©filler 

3)ie  ©tola  unb  ba§  Singulunt 
£angt  er  bem  ^riefter  bienenb  urn, 
S3erettet  fyurtig  bte  ©efiijje, 
©efjeiltget  gum  £>ien[t  bet  SOtefje. 

s  llnb  al3  er  bie§  mit  gletfj  getan, 

Sritt  er  al§  Sftiniftrant 
®em  ^riefter  sum  5lltar  boran, 
®a§  2}iepbucf)  in  ber  ^)anb, 
llnb  fnieet  red)t§  unb  fnieet  linl§, 
10  llnb  i[t  geroiirttg  jebe§  23Mnf§, 

llnb  al§  be§  @anltu§  SBorte  famen, 
2)a  [cfjeUt  er  breimal  bet  bem  9iamen. 

2)rauf  ol§  ber  5prie[ter  fromm  [icf)  netgt, 
llnb,  sum  5tltar  gen^anbt, 

is  $en  @ott,  ben  gegenmdrt'gen,  jeigt 

3fn  f)oci)er^obner  |)anb, 
S)a  liinbet  e§  ber  ©afriftan 
5Rit  fyeflem  ©locflein  Ilingenb  an, 
llnb  aKe§  Intet  unb  ft^Iagt  bte  Sriifte, 

20  <Std)  fromm  belreujenb  Dor  bem  ©^rifte. 


@o  U6t  er  jebe§  pitnftlt^  au§ 
9Jitt  frfnteE  geroanbtem  ©inn  ; 
2Ba§  Sraud)  t[t  in  bem 
inn, 


II.  <Battftu§  :  the  ascription  preceding  the  prayer  of  con- 
secration in  the  Eucharist.  In  the  mass  it  is  accompanied  by  the 
ringing  of  a  small  bell.  15.  ben  gegentDcirt'gen  :  referring  to  the 
doctrine  that  in  the  consecration  the  bread  is.changed  into  the  body 
of  Christ,  which  the  priest  elevates,  thus  showing  the  very  present 
God  ;  cf.  ®er  ©raf  ton  £ab§burg. 


©ang  nadj  bem  ©ifcnfiammer  83 


Unb  toirb  nidjt  mube  bis  jum  ©d)lufj, 
S8i»  beim  $obi§cttm  2)ominu§ 
£er  ^riefter  jut  ©emein'  fid)  toenbet, 
2)te  Ijeif  ge  ^anblung  fegnenb  enbet. 

®o  ftet(t  er  jebe§  toieberum 
3fn  Orbnung  fciuberlicf)  ; 
6r[t  reinigt  er  ba§  ^eiligtum, 
Hnb  bann  entfernt  er  fid), 
Hnb  eilt  in  be§  ©ett)if[cnS  9tu^ 
Sen  ©ifen^ittten  Ijeiter  311, 
©priest  unterroeg§,  bie  3af)l  ju  fiittcn, 
groolf  ^aternofter  nod)  im  ftttten. 

Unb  ol§  er  raucfyen  fie^t  ben  @ci)Iot 
Unb  fie^t  bie  ^nedjte  fte^n, 
2)a  ruft  er  :  ,,SBa§  ber  ©raf  gebot, 


Unb  grinfenb  jerren  fie  ben 
Unb  beuten  in  be§  Cfen§  @c£)Iunb  : 
,,5)er  ift  beforgt  unb  aufge^oben, 
SDer  ©raf  nnrb  fetne  Wiener  loben." 

2)ie  9tnttt)ort  brtngt  er  fetnem 
$n  f^neflem  Sauf  juriicf. 
?tl§  ber  ifjn  lommen  fie^t  bon  fern, 
$aum  traut  er  fetnem  Slid 
,,ltngIMlic()er  !  tt)o  fommft  bit  fjer?"  — 
,,SSom  ©ifen^ammer."  —  ,,9limmermeljr  ! 
@o  ^aft  bu  bid)  im  2auf  Derfpcitet?"  — 
B$err,  nur  fo  lang,  bi§  id)  gebetet. 

2.     ^)omtnu§   toobtScutrt   (the  Lord  be  with  you)  :   said  by  the 
priest  at  the  close  of  the  mass.     7.  JQetltgtutn  :  i.  e.  the  sacristy. 


©djtller 

,,$enn  d§  bon  ©urern  2Ingefidjt 
3d)  Ijeute  ging,  berjeifit, 
5)a  fragt'  id)  erft,  nad)  meiner  $flid)t, 
58ei  ber,  bte  mir  gebeut. 
5Die  SRejfe,  £>err,  befall  fie  mtr 
3u  Ijoren  ;  gern  gc^orc^t'  id)  i^r, 
Unb  fpraii)  ber  9tofen!ranje  biere 
giir  @uer  ^)eil  unb  fur  ba§  i^re." 


n  tiefeS  ©taunen  finfet  ^ier 

®raf,  entfe^et  ft^  : 
,,llnb  toel^c  5tntmort  miirbe  bir 
5lm  (Stfen^ammer?  fjmrf)!"  - 
,,f)err,  bunfel  tuar  ber  9tebe  ©inn, 
3um  Ofen  nrie§  man  Ia(|enb  !^in  : 

ift  beforgt  unb  aufge^oben, 

©raf  ftirb  feine  Wiener  loben." 


wUnb  Robert?"  faUt  ber  ©raf  ifjm  etn, 
(5§  iiberlduft  i^n  lalt, 
,r<So!It'  er  bir  ni<!)t  begegnet  fein? 
%<$  fanbt'  iljn  bo^  jum  SSalb." 
,,^err,  nici)t  im  2BaIb,  nic^t  in  ber  $(ur 
id)  don  Robert  eine  ©pur."  - 
,"  ruft  ber  ©raf  unb  fte^t  bernic^ict, 
,,©ott  felbft  im  ^)immel  fjat  geric^tet  1" 

7.  5RoyenfrSnje  biere:  the  cardinal  is  inflected  for  rime.  A 
Dominican  rosary  has  fifteen  groups  of  beads,  each  group  in- 
dicating one  Pater  Noster,  ten  Ave  Marias  and  one  Gloria. 
In  1.  12,  p.  83,  the  twelve  Pater  Nosters  required  to  complete 
a  rosary  are  mentioned. 


85 


Unb  giitig,  tote  er  nie  gepflegt, 
9Jimmt  er  be»  5)iener§  £wnb, 
SBringt  iljn  ber  ©attin,  tiefbetoegt, 
2)ie  nirf)t§  ba&on  tterftanb. 

$inb,  fein  (Sngel  ift  fo  rein, 
(Surer  |)ulb  empfo^Ien  fein  I 
2Bie  frf)Iimm  tt)ir  cwd)  beraten  roaren, 
9Jitt  bem  ift  ©ott  unb  feine  ©c^aren." 


Des 

Written  probably  in  September,  1798,  and  published  in  the 
9Jlitfen=$llmana<i)  for  1799. 

Substance  and  setting  of  this  beautiful  song  were  suggested 
by  English  folk-songs  translated  by  Herder  in  his  ©tttnnten 
bet  SSoKer.  The  introductory  lines  give  a  situation  admirably 
adapted  to  the  theme,  and  the  whole  poem,  as  Goethe  said, 
"is  most  charming  and  expresses  perfectly  the  tone  of  lament." 
The  first  and  second  stanzas  are  introduced  as  a  song  for  Thekla 
in  2>te  ^Jtccolomtni,  Act  III,  sc.  7.  Compare  the  poem  !£beHa, 
etne  ©etfterftimme.  It  has  been  repeatedly  set  to  music.. 


(Sicfjiralb  braufet, 
$>ie  SBoIfen  sieljn, 
$a§  9ftagblein  jifeet 
5tn  lifers  ©run, 

6§  bricfjt  fit^  bie  Me  mit  5JJa^t,  mit  9ttac()t, 
Unb  fie  feufjt  ^inau§  in  bie  finftre 
5liige  dom  SSeinen  getriibet  : 


13.  Wn  VlferS   ©rUn  =  am  grUnen  lifer.     16.  2)a§  =  the 
possessive  ifcr. 


86  ©djiller 


ijl  geftorben, 
®ie  SDBcIt  ift  leer, 
Unb  metier  gibt  fie 

$)em  SBunfdje  nic£)t§  meljr. 
3)u  £>eilige,  rufe  fcein  ®in 
3$  fjabe  genoffeu  ba§  trbifdje  ©liicf, 
geltebet  !" 


6§  rinnet  ber  Stranen 
SSergebtic^er  Sauf, 
55ie  $lage,  (ie  toedet 
Sie  Stoten  nic£)t  auf  ; 

nenne,  tca§  troftet  unb  ^eilct  bie  SBruft 
ber  fii^en  Siebe  toerfcfynwnbener  2u[t, 
,  bie  ^immlifc^e,  mill's  nic()t  Oerfagen. 


,s  ;,Sap  rinnen  ber  kronen 

S5ergebli(i)en  Sauf, 
(£§  tnecfe  bie  ^lage 

Soten  nicfjt  auf  I 

fil^efic  ©Iti(f  fiir  bie  trouernbe  Srujl 
ber  fc^onen  Siebe  uerfc^tounbener  fiuji 
<5inb  ber  fiiebe  ©rfjmerien  unb 


3.  fie:  refers  to  SOBelt,  1.  2.  5.  $>u  ^etltfle:^'.  if.  the  Virgin 
Mary.  3urild  =  ju  bit:  i.  e.  lafe  mid)  fterben.  '12  fi.:  the  third 
stanza  is  the  virgin's  reply.  15  ff.  :  this  stanza,  like  the  second, 
expresses  the  maiden's  thought.  17.  tterfe:  potential  subjunctive  ; 
construe,  even  though,  etc. 


$ampf  mit  bent  2)rad)en  87 

Her  Katnpf  mit  5cm  Dradjen 

SRomange 

Written  in  August  1798,  and  first  published  in  the  9Jlufen= 
5llmunadj  in  1799. 

The  source  of  the  ballad  was  Vertot's  .  Histoire  des  cheva- 
liers de  Fordre  dc  Malte,  upon  which  the  poet's  unfinished 
drama  £>te  9JlaItefcr  was  also  based.  According  to  Vertot,  the 
incident  related  in  the  poem  took  place  under  the  rule  of  Helion 
de  Villeneuve,  who  was  Grand  Master  from  1323  to  1346. 
Actuated  by  the  spirit  of  love,  as  well  as  by  caution  and  pru- 
dence, he  forbade  his  knights,  on  pain  of  being  deprived  of 
the  gown  of  the  order,  to  fight  with  a  certain  crocodile  or 
amphibian  monster,  which  lived  in  the  morasses  along  the  river 
bank,  and  had  its  den  in  a  cave  at  the  foot  of  Mt.  Stephen. 
From  here  the  beast  pounced  upon  pilgrims  to  Mt.  Stephen,  or 
upon  shepherds,  and  devoured  sheep,  horses,  and  cattle.  Many 
of  the  bravest  knights  of  the  monastery  had  secretly  undertaken 
to  slay  him,  and  had  lost  their  lives  in  the  attempt.  Schiller 
follows  Vertot's  version  of  the  story  so  closely  that  it  is  not 
necessary  to  retell  it  here.  His  only  variation  is  at  the  close, 
when  Vertot  makes  the  Grand  Master,  at  the  intercession  of 
the  knights,  forgive  the  offender  and  bestow  upon  him  great 
honors  and  distinction. 

By  beginning  in  the  middle  of  the  story,  when  the  combat 
is  already  ended,  Schiller  at  once  transfers  the  center  of  inter- 
est from  spectacular  adventure  to  moral  conflict.  The  poem 
teaches  the  submission  of  the  individual  will  to  a  higher  power, 
and  that  self-denial  is  a  greater  virtue  than  heroic  courage. 


2Ba§  rennt  ba§  SSol!,  toa§  totiljt  fidj  bort 
$)ie  langen  ©affett  braufenb  fort? 
©tiirjt  9tljobu§  unter  geuer§  glammen? 
(B  rottet  fid)  im  ©turm  §ufammen, 

2.  2Ba§  rennt  =  nmrunt  rennt.  4.  5RI)obu§  :  capital  city  of  the 
island  of  the  same  name  on  the  southwest  coast  of  Asia  minor. 
The  island  passed  from  the  Byzantine  empire  to  the  Hospitalers 
or  Knights  of  St.  John  in  1310.  5.  6§  =  btt§ 


Unb  einen  fitter  fyorf)  ju 
©enxifyr'  icf)  au§  bent  9ftenfrf)entroJ3  ; 
Unb  ^inter  if)m,  toelcf)'  5lbenteucr  1 
33ringt  man  gefdjleppt  etn  Ungefjeuer  ; 
(Sin  ^radje  fdjeint  e§  Don  ©eftalt, 
•Dfit  treitem  $ro!obile8radjett, 
Unb  afle3  bltdft  berttmnbert  balb 
35en  fitter  an  unb  balb  ben  $>racf)en. 

Unb  taufenb  ©timmen  rterben  taut : 
,,2)a§  ift  bet  Sinbnnirm,  !ommt  unb  fdjaut, 
§irt  unb  ^erben  un§  berfdjhmgcn  ! 
ift  ber  §elb,  ber  ifyn  be^rtungen  I 
'  anbre  jogen  Dor  i^rn  au§, 
3u  toagen  ben  geraalt'gen  ©trau^, 
is  ®od)  feinen  faf)  man  njieberfe^ren  ; 

3)en  fii^nen  fitter  [oil  man  eijren  I" 
Unb  nac^  bent  ®Io[ter  gef)t  ber  3U9^ 
2Bo  @an!t  ^o^anne§,  be§  2aufer§,  Drben, 
®ie  Slitter  be§  ©pttalS,  im  Slug 
tjerjammelt  trorben. 


3.  ^tbenteuer :  here  =  strange  sight  or  event.  In  1.  12,  p.  91, 
the  word  is  used  in  its  ordinary  sense.  7-8.  balb  . . .  balb : 
now . . .  then.  10.  fiittblDUtTn  :  compounded  from  Cittb  =  serpent, 
and  SBltrm.  ^racfye  and  SSurm  are  also  used  as  synonyms  in 
the  poem.  14.  ©traitfe  =  ©treit,  $amj)f.  18-19.  In  104-8  Nea- 
politan merchants  purchased  a  monastery  in  Jerusalem  as  a  re- 
fuge for  Christians  oppressed  by  the  Mohammedans.  It  contained 
a  hospital,  and  the  monks  who  served  as  nurses  were  called 
Hospitallers,  of  which  ©pital  is  merely  an  abbreviation.  Later 
a  new  chapel  dedicated  to  St.  John  was  added  and  the  monks 
were  called  Johanniter,  that  is,  Knights  of  St.  John.  Eventually 


S)er  $omj>f  mtt  bent  3)rad}en  89 

Itnb  t)or  ben  ebetn  9)Mfter  tritt 

Bungling  mtt  befrfjeibnem  ©tfjritt  ; 
9lacf)brangt  ba§  &olf  mtt  ttrilbem  9tufen, 
(Srfiillenb  be§  ©eldnber§  ©tufen. 
llnb  jener  ntmntt  ba§  28ort  ttnb  ft)tid)t  : 
,,3<f)  Ijab'  erfunt  bte  9tttterpfltdjt, 
>-  adje,  ber  ba§  2anb  Derobct, 
liegt  Don  metner  ^anb  getotet  ; 
et  i[t  bem  SQBanberer  ber  SSeg, 
|)irte  treibe  in§  ©eftlbe, 
^  raat(e  auf  bem  gelfenfteg 
^Btlger  311  bem  ©nabenbtlbe." 


ftrenge  blicft  ber  $iir[t  t^n  an, 
Unb  fprtci)t  :  ,,©u  Ijaft  al§  §elb  getan  ; 
5Jlut  i[t'§,  ber  ben  fitter  e^ret, 
I)a[t  ben  fii^nen  ©eift  bemii^ret. 
fprtd)  1  ma§  t[t  bte  erfte  ^fltdjt 
3)e§  fitters,  ber  fur  Gfjriftum  fic^t, 
©id)  fdjmucfet  mtt  be§  ^reuge§  3e^en?" 
Unb  atle  rtng§  Ijerum  erbleidjen. 

they  were  driven  from  Jerusalem  and  withdrew  to  Rhodes,  and 
subsequently  to  Malta.  The  so-called  Maltese  cross  was  a  badge 
of  their  order. 

i.  5Retfter  :  »'.  e.  the  head  of  the  order.  3.  9tocf)br3ngt  :  really 
a  separable  verb;  bd§  SSoIf  brcingt  nod);  cf.  same  usage,  2Der  §anb= 
fc^ut),  1.  8,  p.  55.  4.  bc§  ©clanber§  =  bie  ©tufen  ber  gelanberten 
2reppe;  as  Viehoff  remarks,  a  rather  bold  expression.  5.  jenet  : 
referring  to  bet  SfiingHng.  10.  ©efilbe  =  S^Ib.  13.  Ofutft  = 
SKetftet.  19.  be§  $reuje§  Qcifyn  :  the  templars  wore  a  black 
robe  with  a  white  cross  on  it.  20.  erbletdjett  :  *'.  e.  they  dread 
the  master's,  displeasure. 


er  mit  eblem  9ln[tanb  fpri<f)t, 

er  fid)  errotenb  neiget  : 
w@e$orfam  ift  bte  crfte  $pflid)t, 
2>ie  iljn  be3  @d)tnu<fe§  ttwrbig  jetget." 


,,Unb  bicfe  WW>  ™in  <5of)n,"  toerfefct 
S)er  5)?et[ter,  ,,^a[t  bu  fred)  berle^t. 
2)en  ^ampf,  ben  ba§  ©efe^  berfaget, 
^aft  bu  mit  freblem  2Jiut  gemaget  !" 
,,|>err/  ric^te,  tuenn  bu  afle§  toeifct," 
©pri^t  jener  mit  gefe^tem  ©et|"t, 
,,S)enn  be§  ©efe^e§  ©inn  unb  2Biflen 
SSermeint'  id)  treulic^  511  erfiiflen. 
unbebac^tfam  jog  id)  ^in, 
llnge^euer  gu  belriegen  ; 

Sift  unb  !Iuggemanbten  @inn 
SSerfuc^t  id)'§,  in  bent  $am|)f  gu  [tegen. 

^^iinf  unfer§  Orben§  tuaren  f(^on, 
2)ie  3«rben  bet  Religion, 

fii^nen  9ftute§  Dpfer  roorben  : 
toeljrteft  bu  ben  ^ampf  bem  Drben. 

an  bem  ^erjen  nogten  mir 
S)er  llnmut  unb  bie  ©treitbegier, 
3a,  felbft  im  Straum  bet  (tiflen 

id)  mid)  feudjenb  im  ©efec^te  ; 


3.  ©eljorfam  :  poverty,  chastity,  and  obedience  were  the  three 
vows  of  the  order,  n.  be§  ©efetjeS  Sinn  unb  SBtflen:  »'.  e.  the 
spirit  of  the  law,  not  its  letter;  he  argued  that  success  would 
benefit  suffering  humanity,  and  this  was  the  purpose  of  the 
order.  15.  Hugflehmnbt  =  Hug  unb  gewanbt.  19.  toorben  =  ge» 
toorben. 


mit  bem 


Hub  toenn  ber  9ftorgen  bammernb  fam 
llnb  ®unbe  gab  don  neuen  ^lagen, 
S)a  fafete  mid)  em  tm'lber  ©ram, 
Unb  id)  befc()lof$,  e§  frifd)  ju  toagen. 

,,Unb  ju  mir  fetter  fpracf)  ii^  bann  : 
SBa§  fdjmiicft  ben  ^tingling,  el^rt  ben 
2Ba§  leifteten  bie  tapfern  £>elben, 
SBon  benen  un§  bie  Cieber  melben, 
S)ie  su  ber  ©otter  ©lans  unb  9tu^m 
@r^ub  ba§  blinbe  |)eibentum? 
©ie  reinigten  toon  Ungeljenern 
2)ie  2Belt  in  fiifjnen  ^tbenteuern, 
S3egegneten  im  ^ampf  ben  Seun 
Unb  rangen  mit  ben  5ttinotauren, 
5)ie  armen  Dpfer  ju  befrein, 
Unb  liefcen  fi(|  ba§  33Iut  nic^t  bauren. 

W3jl  nur  bet  ©arajen  e§  roert, 
SJafj  i^n  befampft  be§  6f)rij'ten  ©cfytoert? 
^Befriegt  er  nur  bie  fallen  ©otter? 
©efanbt  i(t  er  ber  SBelt  sum  better, 
SSon  jeber  9Jot  unb  jebem 
SBefreien  mu^  fein  [tarfer 
35o<!)  feinen  9Jiut  mu^  SSei^eit  leiten, 
Unb  2i(t  mu^  mit  ber  ©tarfe  ftreiten. 

13.  2eun:  Hercules  slew  the  Nemean  lion.  14.  SWl«niau= 
ten  :  the  Minotaur  was  a  monster  having  the  head  of  a  bull 
and  a  human  body  ;  it  was  killed  by  Theseus.  23.  2Bet§f)ett  : 
the  knight  repeatedly  urges  this  argument  to  excuse  his  dis- 
obedience. 


92  ©djillet 

@o  fprarf)  id)  oft  unb  309  aflein, 
2)e»  9taubtier§  gci^rte  ju  erfunben  , 
®Q  flb'jjte  mir  ber  ©eift  e§  ein, 
§roi)  rtef  icf)  cw§  :  3$  !)a&'3  flefunbcn 


,,Unb  trat  311  bir  unb  fprad)  ba§  2Bort  : 

c§  nac^  ber  $eimat  fort. 
r,  ttrillfaljrteft  meinen  33itten, 
llnb  gliicflic^  toar  ba§  9}ieer  bur^fc^nttten. 
ftteg  ic^  au§  am  ^eim'fc^en  <5tranb, 
Ite^  ic^  burc^  be§ 
©etreu  ben  tt>ol)lbemer!ten 
@in  2)rac^enbilb  jufommenfiigen. 
5luf  furgen  ^iifeen  rt)trb  bie  Soft 
S)e§  langen  2eibe§  aufgeturmet  ; 
is  @tn  f^nppi(i)t  ^anger^emb  umfafjt 

Sen  ^Riiden,  ben  e§  furc()tbar  fdjirmet. 


,,2ong  ftrerfet  fic^  ber 
Unb  gra|Itc^  tote  ein 
5II§  f(|nQppt'  e§  gierig  nacf)  ber  Seute, 
(Sroffnet  fic^  be§  kacf)en§  SDBette, 
Unb  au§  bem  fcfimarjen  ©dilnnbe  braun 

fta^elic^te  9tei^n  ; 
3unge  glei^t  be§ 
fleinen  5tugen  fpriifyen 
25  S"  einer  ©change  enbigt  fi 

9tiicfen§  unge^eure  Sange, 


6.  e§  :    referring  indefinitely  to  his  feeling,     n.  3^flen  :  out- 
lines, form.      16.  furdjtbar  jd^trmt  :    affords   horrible  protection. 

20.  be§  9iad)en§  SBette  =  bie  toetten  SRod^en. 


mtt  bem 


9loflt  urn  fid)  felber  furdjterlid), 

2>af$  e§  urn  9ftann  unb  iftojs  fid)  fdila'nge. 


,,llnb  afle§  bilb  id)  nad)  genau 
Hub  fleib'  e§  in  ein  fdjeufcltdj  ©rail  ; 
$alb  SBurm  erfd)ien'§,  Ijalb  9}iol(^  unb 
©ejeuget  in  bet  gift'gen  Sac^e. 
Itnb  olS  ba§  Silb  boHenbet  war, 
(Srtotiljf  ic^  mir  ein  £)oggenpaar, 
©etcaltig,  fdjncfl,  Don  flinfen  fiaufen, 
t,  ben  toilben  Ur  ju  greifen  ; 
'  id)  aiif  ben  Sinbmurm  an, 
fie  311  milbem  ©rimme, 
$u  faffen  i^n  mit  fdjarfem  3a^n/ 
Unb  lenfe  fie  mit  meiner  ©timme. 


too  be§ 

fdiarfen  SBiffen 

2)a  reij'  ic^  fie,  ben  2Burm  jit  paden, 
Sic  fpi^en  3 
3d)  felbft,  betDQffnet  mit 
S3efteige  mein  arabifd) 
93on  nbeliger  3U$*  entftammet, 
llnb  al§  id)  feinen  3or«  entftammet, 
IRafd)  auf  ben  2)rad)en  fpreng'  ic^'S  lo§, 
Unb  ftac^r  e§  mit  ben  fdjarfen  ©poren, 
Unb  toerfe  jielcnb  mein  ©efdjo^, 
5tl§  tooUt'  ic^  bie  ©eftalt  bitrc^bo^ren. 

2.  fdjlange  :  potential  subjunctive  =  fdjltttflcn  fonnte.  4.  fleib' 
e§  in  =  farb'  e§  mtt.  7.  93tlb  :  form.  10.  Ur  or  TluerodjS  : 
a  race  of  European  animal  closely  related  to  the  American  bison. 


94 


,,€)b  aud)  ba§  Sftof?  fid)  grauenb  bautnt 
Unb  fnirfdjt  unb  in  ben  3"9^  fdjaumt, 
Unb  nteine  2)oggen  angftlid)  ftofynen, 
!ftid)t  raft'  id),  bi§  fie  fid;  gettujfjnen. 
<5o  lib'  idj'3  au3  mit  Gntfigfeit, 
2M»  bretmai  fid)  ber  9ftonb  erneut, 
Unb  al§  fie  jebe§  tec^t  begriffen, 

(^  fie  Ijer  ouf  fc^ncllen  @d)iffen. 
britte  ^orgen  ift  e§  nun, 
2)af$  mir'§  getungen,  Ijter  311  lanben  ; 
SDen  ©liebern  gonnt'  id)  fount  ?u  ruf»n, 

ba§  gro^e  2Berf  beftanben. 


et§  erregte  mir  bo§ 
S)e§  2anbe§  frifcf)  erneuter  ©c^ 

is  3e*riffen  fanb  man  jiingft  bie  £rirten, 

2)ie  nod)  bent  <Sumpfe  fid)  oerirrten. 
Unb  ic^  bef^Iiefee  rafc^  bie  2;at, 
9tur  don  bent  ^er^en  ne^m'  tc^  9?at. 
glug§  unterridjt'  i(^  nteine  ^nappen, 

30  SBefteige  ben  Derfudjten  happen, 

Unb  don  bent  ebeln  SDoggenpaor 
Segleitet,  auf  ge^eimen  2Begen, 
2Bo  nteiner  iat  fein  3eu9e  war, 
9lett'  id)  bent  ^etnbe  frif(^  entgegen. 


fennft  bu,  $err, 
5tuf  eine§  ^elfenberge§  %o$, 
meit  bie  Sfnfel  iiberf^ouet, 
5Keifter§  fiiijner  ©etft  erbauet. 


i.  Db  audj:  although.  18.  Don  bent  Bergen:  *.  <•.  he  was  guided  by 
emotion  rather  than  reason.    26.  §dfcnberge§:  Mount  St.  Stephen. 


2>er  tfampf  mit  bem  2>rad)en 

2krad)tlicf)  fdjeint  e3,  arm  unb  flein, 
ein  Sftirafel  fdjliefct  e§  em, 
Gutter  mit  bem  ^efuSfnaben, 
bie  brei  $6nige  begaben. 
breimal  breiftig  ©tufen  fteigt 
pilgrim  narf)  ber  fteiten  £olje  ; 

3)od)  Ijat  er  f^tuinbelnb  fie  errei^t, 

Srquicft  i^n  feine§  ^)eilanb§ 


in  ben  ^el§,  auf  bem  e§ 
S(t  eine  ©rotte  eingefprengt, 
SSom  Sail  be§  na^en  5)ioor§  befeuc^tet, 
SBo^in  be§  ^)immel§  ©tra^I  ni(^t  Ieii(i)tet. 
£rier  ^aufete  ber  SSiirm  unb  lag, 
Sen  Sftaub  erfpd'^enb,  9iad)t  unb  Stag. 
er  roie  ber 


Unb  lam  ber  pilgrim  ^ergetoatlt 
Unb  lenfte  in  bie  UngliicfSftrafje, 
^erDorbrac^  au§  bem  ^)inter^alt 
S)er  gcinb  unb  trug  iljn  fort  jiim 


W3)en  ^elfen  ftieg  ic^  jefet  l^inan, 
@^'  ic^  ben  fc^meren  @trau^  begann  ; 
^infniet'  id)  Dor  bem  S^riftuSlinbe 
Unb  reinigte  mein  £>erj  Don  <Siinbe. 

2.  2JMrafeI  :  referring  to  the  image  of  the  Virgin,  which  ap- 
pears to  have  possessed  miraculous  powers.  4.  beflttben  =  be= 
fdjenfen.  9.  fjel§  :  Qfelfen  is  the  more  common  form  of  the 
accusative,  especially  in  prose,  n.  9Koor§  =  ©utnpf.  15.  ber 
^oHenbrad^e  =  Satan.  Cf.  Rev.  12.  g.  19.  £ert>orbrad(j  :  really 
a  separable  verb.  Cf.  1.  3,  p.  89,  note.  23.  <Qtn  :  emphatic 
by  its  unusual  position;  cf.  nteber,  1.  4,  p.  96. 


SJrauf  giirt'  idj  mir  im  £>eiligtum 
£>en  blanfen  ©djmud  ber  2Baffen  urn, 
58en)ef)re  tnit  bent  ©piefc  bie  9ted)te, 
llnb  nieber  fteig'  id)  ^um  ©efecfyte. 
3uriide  bleibt  ber  $nappen  Strofj  ; 
$d)  gebe  fdjeibenb  bie  SBefeljle. 
llnb  fcfyttringe  mid)  beljenb  auf§  9lo^, 
Itnb  ©ott  empfel)!'  ic^  tneine  ©eele. 


fe^'  id)  mid)  im  ebnen  splan, 
fdjlagen  meine  Xoggen  an, 
llnb  bang  beginnt  ba§  9tofe  311  feudjen 
llnb  bdumet  fid)  unb  tmfl  nid)t  meidjen  ; 
2)enn  no^e  liegt,  jjum  ^ndnl  gebatlt, 
®e§  §einbe§  fd)euf$lid)e  ©eftalt 

is  llnb  [onnet  fid)  auf  mnrmem  ©runbe. 

5tuf  jagen  iljn  bie  flinfen  ^)unbe  ; 
2)od)  roenben  fie  fi(^  pfeilgefdjroinb, 
9H§  e§  ben  tRadjen  ga^nenb  teilet 
llnb  Don  fid)  fyaud)t  ben  gift'gen  28inb 

2o  llnb  nrinfelnb  roie  ber  ©i^afal 


,,2)od>  fi^nefl  erfrifd)'  id)  i^ren 
Sie  faffen  if)ren  ^einb  mit  2But; 
nod)  be§  2iere§  Senbe 
ftorfer  ftauft  ben  ©peer  berfenbe  ; 
25  S)o(^  mad)tlo§  raie  ein  biinner  ©tab 

5j3raflt  er  bom  ©djuppenpanjer  ab, 

10.  fd^Iagen  ...  an  :  see  vocab.,  anfc^Iagen,  as  a  hunting  term. 
12.  toeidfjen  =  t>on  ber  (SteHc  »et(f)ett.  18.  e§  :  referring  to  some 
neuter  noun,  as  tlntter,  that  the  poet  had  in  mind.  After  ifyn, 
two  lines  before,  its  use  is  unusual. 


$atnpf  tnti  bem  Srac^en 


Unb  el)'  id)  meinen  2Burf  erneuet, 
2)a  baumet  fid)  mein  Otop  unb  fdjeuet 
9ln  feinem  SBafilisfenblicf 
Unb  feine§  5ltem§  gift'gem  SBeljen, 
llnb  mit  Gjntfefcen  fpringt'3  suriid, 
Unb  je^o  mar's  um  mid)  gefrfjdjen  — 

,,5)a  fcf)tt>ing'  id)  mt(|  be^enb  bom  Stop, 

jnerte§  ©djneibe  blop  ; 
afle  <5treid)e  [inb  oerloren, 
^elfen^arnif^  311  burdjboljren. 
Unb  roiitenb  mit  be§  ©cfjmeifeS  ^raft 
$at  e§  jur  @rbe  mic^  gerafft  ; 
©djon  fe^'  ii^  feinen  Siadjen  gtiljnen, 
6»  f)aut  na^  mir  mit  grimmen  Qafyitn, 
5t(§  meine  |wnbe,  raiitentbrannt, 
5(n  feinen  Saui^  mit  grimm'gen  SBiffen 
©i<^  roarfen,  bap  e»  fjeulenb  [tanb, 
SBon  ungefyeurem  ©comers  jerriffen. 

,,Unb  e^)'  e»  i^ren  Sifjen  fi(^ 
6ntrainbet,  rafd)  er^eb'  id)  mi(^, 
grfpii^e  mir  be§  geinbeS  Slo^e 
Unb  jtojje  tief  i^m  in§  ©efrofe, 

an§  ^)eft,  ben  <Staf)I. 
fpringt  be§  SluteS  ©traljl  ; 
|>in  ftnft  e§  unb  bcgra'bt  im  gafle 
mit  be§  CeibeS  9tiefenbafle, 


3.  SBa[tIi§fCTtbIt(!  :  the  basilisk  was  a  fabulous  animal  so  deadly 
that  its  glance  was  fatal.  10.  5elfcnt)atttifdj  :  its  hide  was  like 
a  coat  of  mail,  and  hard  as  a  rock.  25.  §tn  :  cf.  1.  23,  p.  95, 
note. 


©filler 

Stojj  fdjnefl  bie  <Sinne  tmr  bergetyn  ; 
llnb  al§  id)  neugeftarft  ermadie, 
©elj'  id)  bie  ®nappen  um  mid)  fteljn, 
llnb  tot  im  Slute  liegt  bet  £rad)e." 


33eifafl§  lang  gefyemmte  Suft 
Sefreit  je£t  after  £6rer  SBruft, 
<So  tme  ber  fitter  bie§  gefprodien  ; 
llnb  geljnfad)  am  ©erob'Ib  gebrodjen, 

ber  toermifdjten  ©timmen  ©d)att 
braufenb  fort  im  2Bieber|afl. 
Saut  forbern  [elbft  be§  Orben§  ©o^ne, 
5)a^  man  bie  Delbenftirne  frb'ne, 
llnb  banlbar  im  ^riumpfjgepra'ng 
SCBitt  i^n  ba§  $olf  bent  SSolfe  seigen  ; 
i5  $)a  faltet  feine  ©time  ftreng 

^Reifter  unb  gebtetet  ©cfymeigen. 


llnb  fpric^t  :  ,,5)en  ^radjen,  ber  bie§  Sanb 
SSer^eert,  fdjlugft  bu  mit  tapfrer  ^)anb  ; 
©in  ©ott  bift  bu  bem  SSolfe  toorben, 

20  6in  $einb  fommft  bu  juriid  bem  Orben, 

llnb  einen  fc^Iimmern  SBurm  gebar 
2)ein  ^erj,  al§  biefer  S)rad)e  mar. 
2)ie  ©flange,  bie  ba§  ^>erj  bergiftet, 
2)ie  3^ietrad)t  unb  Serberben  ftiftet, 

25  ®a§  i[t  ber  miberfpenft'ge  ©ei[t, 

5)er  gegen  3uc^t  fic^  frec^  emporet, 
$)er  Orbnung  ^eilig  Sanb  gerrei^t  ; 
$enn  ber  i[t'§,  ber  bie  2Bett  jerftoret. 

14.    ba§    SSolf  :  the   crowd   (inside)  ;    bem    SSoIfe  :    the   people 
(outside). 


2)er  $amt>f  mit  bent  5)rad)en 


geiget  aud)  bet 
©efjorfam  ift  be§  (Jfyriften  ©djmud  ; 
2)enn  roo  bet  £>err  in  feiner  ©rope 
©eraanbelt  fyat  in  $ned)te§  Slofje, 
2)a  ftifteten  anf  fyeti'gem  ©runb, 
S)ie  SBater  bie[e§  OrbenS  Sunb, 
2)er  $flid)ten  fc^merfte  311  erfuflen, 
3u  banbigen  ben  eignen  SBiflen. 
2)ic^  Ijat  ber  eitle  9tu^m  bemegt, 
SDrum  menbe  bi^  au§  meinen  Slidfen  1 
S)enn  tuer  be§  |>erren  ^od)  nic^t  tragt, 
2)orf  fid)  mit  feinem  $reug  nid)t  fdjmucfen." 


S)a  bric^t  bie  5Jienge  tobenb  ou§, 
©ett)alt'ger  Sturm  betuegt  ba§  |>au§, 
Um  ©nabe  fle^en  afle  33riiber  ; 
5)oc^  fc^ttjeigenb  blicft  ber  ^iingling  nieber, 
©tifl  legt  er  Don  fid)  bo§  ©enxmb 
Unb  !UBt  be§  5J?etfter§  ftrenge  £>anb 
llnb  ge^t.    2)er  folgt  ifim  mit  bem  Slide, 
2)ann  ruft  er  liebenb  i^n  ^uriide 
Unb  fpric^t  :  ,,llmarme  mid),  mein  @ol)n  1 
2)tr  ift  ber  Dartre  ^ampf  gelungen. 
9limm  biefe§  ^reuj.    @§  ift  ber  Soljn 
2)emut,  bie  fief)  felbft  besnmngen." 


3.  ber  £err:  referring  to  Christ.  4.  93I5fje:  see  vcx;ab.  7.  2)e 
^JfKdjten  ft^werfte  :  poetic  for  bie  f^raerfte  5pfli(^t.  23.  btefe 
&reuj  :  the  badge  of  the  order  ;  cf.  1.  19,  p.  89,  note. 


ioo  ©filler 


Die 

Written  August  27-30,  1798,  and  first  published  in  the  5Rufen= 
?Untanad)  in  1799. 

The  source  of  the  poem  was  one  of  the  fables  of  Hyginus. 
Schiller  has  followed  the  story  very  closely,  except  that  he 
makes  the  tyrant  assure  Moeros,  instead  of  the  hostage,  that 
should  he  fail  to  return  his  friend  should  die  in  his  place  and 
he  be  released  from  punishment.  This  change  places  the  em- 
phasis not  upon  the  trust  reposed  by  one  friend  in  the  other, 
but  upon  the  loyalty  of  Moeros.  To  emphasize  this  the  poet 
has  also  introduced  the  various  obstacles  that  he  had  to  over- 
come while  returning.  The  change  that  comes  over  the  king 
when  he  is  convinced  that  fidelity  is  not  merely  an  empty  de- 
lusion forms  a  fitting  and  impressive  conclusion. 


bem  S£t)tannen,  fd)lid) 
5Jioro§,  ben  2)old)  im  ©etoanbe  ; 
3fm  fdjlugen  bie  £>afd)er  in  2knbe. 
,,2Ba§  njoflteft  bit  mit  bem  3)old)e,  fpridj  !" 
(Sntgegnet  iljm  finfter  bet  SSitterid). 
,,$)ie  <Stabt  Don  Styrannen  befreien  !" 
,,2)a3  foflft  bu  am  ^reuje  bereuen.  " 

,,$d)  bin,"  fpridjt  jener,  ,,p  fterben  bereit 
Unb  bitte  nid)t  urn  mein  2eben  ; 
2)oc£)  tt3ifl[t  bu  ©nabe  mir  geben, 
^d)  fle^e  bid)  urn  brei  Sage  $ett, 
Si§  id)  bie  @d)tt)e[ler  bem  ©atten  gefreit  ; 
Sc^  lafje  ben  ^reunb  bir  al§  Siirgen, 
3^n  magft  bu,  entrinn'  id),  ertmirgen." 

3.  bttt  3)olrf)  :  the  definite  article  indicates  sharp  and  clear 
definition  ;  so  also  bie  ©djtoefter,  1.  13  ;  ben  tJtounb/  1.  14. 
5-8.  The  laconic  dialogue  characterizes  both  the  gloomy  sternness 
of  the  tyrant  and  the  manly  bravery  of  Moeros.  12.  3d)  flefte  = 
fo  flelje  tdj.  13.  ©atten:  here  used  for  SBrauttgam. 


S>ie 


<£)a  Ictdjelt  ber  $6nig  mit  arger  Sift 
Itnb  fpridjt  nod)  fur^em  Sebenfen  : 
Stage  toill  id)  bir  fdjenfen  ; 
ttriffe  !  roenn  fie  berftridjen,  bie  $rift, 
bu  3uriicf  mir  gege&en  Bift, 
mup  er  [tatt  betner  erBIaffen, 
btr  ift  bie  <5trafe  erlaffen." 

llnb  er  fommt  jum  ^reunbe:  ,,®er  $6nig  geBeut, 
id)  am  ®reii3  mit  bem  SeBen 

ba§  fredelnbe  (StreBen  ; 
luifl  er  mir  gonnen  brei  Stage  3eit, 
Si»  ic^  bie  @d)toefter  bem  ©atten  gefrcit  ; 
@o  Bleib  bit  bem  ^onig  311111  ^fanbe, 
58i§  id)  fomme,  311  lofen  bie  ®anbe." 

llnb  fcfyroeigenb  umarmt  i^n  ber  treue  $retmb 
Unb  liefert  [i<^  au§  bem  Sttjrannen  : 
2)er  anbere  3ie§et  bon  bannen. 
llnb  e^e  ba§  britte  5Jiorgenrot  fc^eint, 
^at  er  fcfynefl  mit  bem  ©atten  bie  <5<i)iDefter  bereint, 
@ilt  ^eim  mit  [orgenber  ©eele, 
2)amit  er  bie  $rift  ni<^t  berfe^Ie. 

5)a  giefet  unenblic^er  9tegen  IjeraB, 
93on  ben  Skrgen  ftiir^en  bie  QueHen, 
llnb  bie  $Bad)e,  bie  ©trome  fdjtueflen. 
llnb  er  !ommt  an§  lifer  mit  iwmbernbem  ©taB, 
5)a  retBet  bie  Sriicfe  ber  ©trubel  IjinaB, 
llnb  bonnernb  fprengen  bie  SBogen 
fradjenben  S3ogen. 


20.   (lilt  tietm  :  supply  linb  ;  and  is  hastening  home.     25.  mit 
tocmbernbem  ©tab  =  mit  bem  SBanberftab. 


102 


Unb  troftloS  irrt  er  on  UferS 
2Bie  roeit  er  aucf)  fpafjet  unb  blidfet 
Unb  bie  ©timme,  bte  rufenbe,  fdn'cfet, 
S)a  ftijjjet  fein  9ta<J)en  bom  ficfyern  ©tranb, 
3)er  iljn  fefce  an  ba§  geitwnfdjte  2anb, 
$ein  gifdjer  lenlet  bie  gafjre, 
Unb  ber  ttrilbe  ©trom  totrb  sum  5Jieere. 

$)a  [inlt  er  an§  Ufer  unb  toeint  unb 
S5ie  £>anbe  ium  $tu%  er^oben  : 
,,O  ^emtne  be§  @trome§  ^oben  ! 
@§  eilen  bie  <Stunben,  tm  TOittag  [te^t 
2)ie  ©onne,  unb  toenn  fie  nieberge^t, 
Unb  idj  fann  bie  ©tabt  nic^t  erreicfjen, 
@o  mu^  ber  ^reunb  mir  erbleic^en.  " 


,5  ®od)  roadjfenb  erneut  fici)  be§  @trome§  2But, 

Unb  SSeKe  auf  2BeIIe  jerrinnet, 

Unb  ©tunbe  an  ©tunbe  entrinnet. 

*J)a  ireibet  bie  5tngft  ifyn,  ba  fa^t  er  fic^ 

Unb  roirft  fief)  ^inein  in  bie  braufenbe 
20        Unb  teilt  mit  getoaltigen  Airmen 

2)en  ©trom,  unb  ein  ©ott  fjat  Srbarmen 

i.  an  llfetS  SRanb  =  on  be§  UferS  SRanb  :  poetical  omission 
of  the  definite  article.  3.  bie  €>ttmme,  bie  rufenbe  :  the  attribu- 
tive adjective  with  the  article,  placed  after  its  noun,  with  Schiller 
is  a  common  poetic  license.  5.  fetje  :  potential  subjunctive.  II.  tnt 
SKtttag:  from  11.  18  and  20,  p.  101,  we  learn  that  he  started  on 
his  return  journey  early  in  the  morning  of  the  third  day.  L  I5t 
p.  103,  and  1.  5,  p.  104,  indicate  respectively  early  and  late 
afternoon,  1.  14,  p.  104,  and  1.  5,  p.  105,  approaching  sunset  and 
its  actual  setting.  The  careful  indication  of  time  adds  to  the 
suspense. 


$te  SBttrgfd&aft  103 

Itnb  getoinnt  ba§  lifer  unb  etlet  fdtt 
llnb  banfet  bem  rettenben  ©otte ; 
2)a  ftiirget  bie  taubenbe  SRotte 

§  be3  2Balbe§  nacf)tlicf)em  Ort, 
ifjm  fperrenb,  unb  frf)naiibet  9ftorb 
llnb  Ijemmet  be§  2Banberer3  Site 
brofyenb  gefc^roiingener  ^eule. 

Ba§  tDoflt  tf)r?"  ruft  er,  fiir  ©c^rcrfen  bletdj, 

,  at§  mein  Seben, 
bem  $6nige  geben  !" 
llnb  entretfjt  bie  .^eule  bem  9idc^(ten  glettf); 
,,llm  be!  ^reunbe§  tnillen  erbarmet  end) !" 
llnb  brei  mit  gemaltigen  ©tret^en 
@rlegt  er,  bie  anbern  entroeidjen. 

llnb  bie  <Sonne  berfenbet  glitfienben  Sranb, 
llnb,  Don  ber  unenblicfyen 
©rmattet,  finfen  bie  ^niee. 
,,O  ^a[t  bu  mi(^  gnabig  QU 
$lu§  bem  ©trom  mic^  gerettet  an§  ^eilige  Sanb, 
Unb  foU  fyier  Derf^ntQ^tenb  fterberben, 
llnb  ber  ^reunb  mir,  ber  liebenbe,  (terben  !" 

llnb  ^ort^  !  bo  fprubelt  e§  filber^efl, 
©anj  na^e  nrie  riefelnbeS  9laufc^en, 
llnb  [title  I)olt  er,  ju  laufrfjen: 

4.  be§  2BaIbe§  nfid^tlt^en  Drt  =  2BaIbe§bun!et.  8  ff.  Note 
again  the  laconic  speech  and  the  rapidity  of  action.  20.  Der* 
fdjmadjtenb :  Goethe  objected  to  this  motive  and  under  the  cir- 
cumstances it  is  rather  forced  to  have  him  overcome  with  thirst. 
Perhaps  the  beauty  of  the  description  of  the  gushing  spring, 
with  its  imitative  alliteration  of  f  and  fdj,  is  a  sufficient  justifica- 
tion for  the  incongruity. 


104 


Itnb  fietj,  au§  bem  ftelfen,  gefdjtud^ig,  fdmefl, 
©pringt  murmelnb  fycrbor  ein  lebenbinger  CueH, 
llnb  freubig  biidft  cr  fid;  nieber 
llnb  erfrifdjet  bie  brcnnenben  ©lieber. 

Unb  bie  ©mine  blicft  burcf)  ber  3^3?  ©rim 
Unb  malt  auf  ben  gldnjenbeu  fatten 
S)er  S3aume  gigantifdje  ©diatten; 
llnb  stoei  SSanberer  (ietjt  er  bie  Strafje  jiel)n, 
SBtH  eilenbcn  2aufe§  boriiber  flie^n, 
S)a  l^ort  er  bie  SBorte  fie  fngen: 
,,^e^t  ttrirb  er  an§  ^reu^  gefdjlagen." 

llnb  bie  Slngft  befliigelt  ben  eilenben  ^u^, 
S^n  jagen  ber  ©orge  Oualen; 
®a  fdjimmern  in  ?lbenbrot§  Straiten 
3Son  feme  bie  3innen  bon  @t)ra!u§, 
llnb  entgegen  fommt  if)m  ^f;iloftratu§, 
2)e§  ^>anfe§  reblid)er  filter, 
2)er  er!ennet  entfe^t  ben  ©ebieter: 

^  ,,3uriid  !  bu  rettcft  ben  $reunb  nic^t  meljr, 
(So  rette  ba§  eigene  2eben  I 
2)en  Sob  erleibet  er  eben. 
S3on  ©tunbe  jit  ©tunbe  gemartet'  er 
9Jlit  fjoffenber  ©eele  ber  SBieberfel^r, 
fonntc  ben  muiigen  ©lauben 
^o^n  be§  S^ronnen  nidjt  rauben."  — 

,,Unb  ift  e§  gu  fpiit,  nnb  fann  id)  i^m  nid^t 
©in  better  toiflfommen  erfdjeinen, 
©o  fofl  mic^  ber  2ob  i^m  bereincn, 

20.  rette  ba§  etgene  Scben  :  the  good  faith  of  the  despot  might 
well  be  doubted. 


105 


riifjme  bet  blut'ge  Sttyrann  fid)  nid)t, 
bcr  $reunb  bcm  $reunbe  ge&rocfyen  bie 

Gr  fd)(ad)te  bcr  Cpfer  groeie 

llnb  glaube  an  Siebe  unb  £reue!" 

Itnb  bie  <5onne  gefjt  unter,  ba  ftef)t  er  am 
llnb  fiefyt  ba§  ^reng  fcfjon  er^o^et, 
S£a»  bie  5Renge  gaffenb  umfte^et; 
5ln  bem  ©eile  fdjon  jie^t  man  ben  $reunb  empor, 
S)a  jertrennt  er  gemaltig  ben  bidjten  (£f)or; 
,,^Jtt^,  |>en!er  1"  ruf  t  er,  ,,erttmra,et  ! 
S)a  bin  icf),  fiir  ben  er  gebiirget  1" 

llnb  (Srftannen  ergretfet  ba§  SSolI  um^er, 
^n  ben  Airmen  liegen  fic^  beibe 
llnb  meinen  fiir  <Scf)tner;$  unb  ^reube. 
2)a  fiefjt  man  fein  5(nge  trdnenleer, 
llnb  jum  $6nige  bringt  man  bie  SSunbermar; 
fiiljlt  ein  menf(!)Iicf)e§  9tiif)ren, 
(c^nefl  bor  ben  Sljron  [ie  fii^ren. 


llnb  blidfet  fie  lange  bernmnbert  an. 
$rauf  fpricf)t  cr:  ,,©§  ift  end)  gelungen, 
3^r  Ijabt  ba§  ^erj  mir  bejroungen: 
llnb  bie  Streue,  fie  ift  boct)  fein  leerer 
@o  ne^met  aud)  mid)  jum  ©enoffen  an  1 
3d)  fei,  geroafirt  mir  bie  3Mtte, 
^n  eurem  23unbe  ber  britte." 

I.  2)e§  :  more  often  beficn  ;  gen.  with  the  hortatory  subjunc- 
tive fid)  riifjme.  3.  jjtoete  :  note  the  strong  ending  for  the  rime. 
9.  Shot  =  9Jtenge.  14.  fiir  =  Dor.  24.  tdj  fei  =  let  me  be. 
The  imperative  use  of  the  subjunctive  in  the  first  person  singular 
is  not  very  often  found. 


io6  ©djiller 

Das  <Eleuftfci?e 

Written  in  August  and  September,  1798,  and  published  with 
the  title  SBiirgerlteb  in  the  aJlufen^lmonQc^  in  1799. 

This  poem,  like  2>er  ©pajtergcmg  and  3>u§  Cieb  toon  ber 
©locfc,  deals  with  the  development  of  human  society.  Ancient 
legends  correctly  represent  the  tilling  of  the  soil  and  the  plant- 
ing of  seed  as  the  beginning  of  civilization,  and  the  Greeks 
celebrated  one  of  their  most  important  national  festivals  in  honor 
of  Demeter  or  Ceres,  as  the  goddess  of  the  grain  and  the 
founder  of  civil  society.  This  festival  was  held  at  Eleusis  and 
hence  the  title  of  the  poem. 

Sffiinbet  pm  Grange  bte  golbenen  $f)ren, 
$Ied)tet  and)  blaue  Gtjanen  fn'netn  ! 
greitbe  foil  jebe§  5luge  berfltiren, 
2)enn  bte  $ontgtn  jieljet  etn, 
$)te  29cjdf)merin  ratlber  Sitten, 
3)ie  ben  SJlenfdjett  sum  TOenfcfjen  gefeflt, 
llnb  in  fricblidie,  fejle  ^tittcn 
SBonbelte  ba 


in  be§  ©ebirgeS  filuften 
Sarg  ber  j£roglobt)te  fic^, 
3)er  9Zomabe  Iie$  bie  iriften 
SEBtiftc  Itegen,  too  er  ftridj, 
Wit  bem  SBurffpieB,  mit  bent  S3ogen 
@^ritt  ber  ^ctger  burc^  bo»  Sanb; 
2Be^  bem  ^rembttng,  ben  bte  SSogen 
2Barfen  on  ben  Unglitd§[tranb  ! 

5.  bte  ^oniflttt:  /.  e.  the  goddess  Ceres,  honored  as  the 
founder  of  society  and  civilization.  8.  §litten  :  with  the  prac- 
tice of  agriculture,  of  which  Ceres  is  the  patron,  nomadic  life 
ends  and  permanent  abodes  are  built.  13.  SBUfte  :  with  Itegen, 
lying  untilled.  16.  2Bef)  bent  grembltnt}  :  because  from  the 
savage  type  described  the  stranger  can  expect  no  pity. 


gleufif<$e  geft  107 


llnb  auf  ttyrem  $fab  begriifjte, 
$rrenb  nacf)  be§  $inbe§  ©pur, 
(£ere3  bie  berlaffne  $iifte; 
2%  ba  griinte  leine  $Iur  I 
3)ajj  fie  f)ier  dertraulid)  roeile, 
3ft  fein  Dbbad)  i|r  gen3ii^rt; 
^eine§  2empel§  l^eitre  ©oule 
3euget,  ba^  man  ©litter  efyrt. 


u^t  ber  ftifjen 
2iibt  sum  reinen  9}ia^I  fie  ein; 
auf  grafsltdjen  3lltaren 
ft^Iid)e§  ©ebein. 
fo  toeit  fie  toanbernb  freifte, 

fie  @leub  iiberott, 
llnb  in  i^rem  gro^eu  ©eifte 
fie  be§ 


(^  fo  ben  9ftenfcf)en  roteber, 
toir  unfer  SBilb  gelie^n, 

S)effen  f^ongeftalte  ©Iteber 

S)roben  im  Dl^mpuS 

©aben  toir  t^m 

3li$l  ber  (Srbe  ©otterfco 

Unb  Quf  fetnem 
)eif  t  er  etenb, 


2.  be§  ^inbe§  ©pur  :  cf.  ^lage  ber  (£ere§,  introductory 
note.  3.  6ere§  is  subject,  and  $iifte  object  of  begrtifete,  1.  i. 
5.  toetle  =  weilen  tnfige.  i^.  janttnert  fie:  grieves  her\  fJaE  is 
the  subject.  23.  ^bntflfi^e  :  i.  e,  the  earth  as  man's  noble 
abode. 


io8  Skillet 

ftitylt  lem  ©ott  mit  ifjm  (grbarmen? 
Reiner  au§  ber  ©el'gen  Gfyor 
£ebet  iljn  mit  2Bunberarmen 
2lu§  ber  ticfen  (Sc^macf)  empor? 
^n  be§  £nmmel§  fel'gen 
Stufyret  fie  nid)t  frember 

ber  9#enfcf)l)eit  5lngft  unb 
mein  gequiilte3  ^erj. 

ber  ^ienfd)  jum  9)?enfd)en  tuerbe, 
10  ©tiff  er  einen  eiD'gen  Sinib 

©Itiubig  mit  ber  frommen  (Srbe, 

(Seinem  miitterlid)en  ©runb, 

(Sljre  bn§  ©efe&  ber  ^eiten 

Unb  ber  9}ionbe  ^eil'gen  ©ang, 
is  2BeId)e  ftifl  gemeffen  fctjreiten 

3fm  melobifdjen  ©efang." 

Unb  ben  ^Jlebel  teilt  fie  leife, 
S)er  ben  Slidfen  fie  DerpUt; 
5pio^ic^  in  ber  SBilben  ^reife 
20  ©te^t  fie  ba,  ein  ©otterbilb. 

2.  ber  ©el'gen  S^or  :  z.  ^.  the  assembled  gods.  8.  gequatteS  : 
because  mourning  her  daughter.  9.  3Utn  2)tenfli)Cn  :  the  word 
is  used  in  its  higher  sense,  a  (worthy)  man ;  the  thought  being 
that  he  may  realize  his  god-given  nature.  10.  (Stiff  ...  33unb: 
referring  to  agriculture,  which  the  rest  of  the  stanza  describes 
in  highly  poetical  form.  12.  tttiittcrltdjen  :  because  the  earth  is 
the  source  of  man's  support.  13.  (Jf)te  bd§  ©ejet):  «'.  e.  observe 
due  times  and  seasons  in  sowing  and  reaping.  14.  SJtcmbe : 
referring  to  the  changes  of  the  moon,  the  months.  16.  ^nt  . . . 
©efang :  the  poet  thinks  of  "the  music  of  the  spheres."  17.  ben 
5lebcl :  the  gods  were  believed  to  appear  surrounded  by  a  cloud 
from  which  they  emerged. 


eieuftfdje   geft 


109 


©cfjloelgenb  bet  bent  Siege§maf)Ie 
$inbet  fie  bie  rotje  <Sd)av, 
Unb  bte  blutgefullte  @d)ale 
SBringt  man  il)r  jum  Dpfer  bar. 


fdjaubernb,  mit  ©ntfetjen 
SBenbet  fie  fid)  toeg  unb  fpridjt: 
wS9lut'gc  Sttcjerma^Ie  ne^en 
gtne§  ©otte§  Stppen  ni(|t. 
9letne  Opfer  raid  er  fiaben, 
gritcfjte,  bte  ber  §erbft  befc^ert, 
W\i  be§  gelbe§  fromnten  ©aben 
SBirb  ber  ^eilige  dere^rt." 

llnb  fie  ntmmt  bte  2Bud)t  be§  ©peered 
be§  pagers  rauljer  |)anb; 
bent  @c|aft  be§  5Jiorbgett)e^re§ 
djet  fie  ben  leicfjten  ©anb, 

oon  il)re§  ^ranje§  @pi£e 
6men  ^ern,  mit  ^raft  gefullt, 
©cnft  t^n  in  bte  jarte 
Unb  ber 


Unb  mit  griinen  Batmen  fd)miidet 

ber  Soben  alfobalb, 
Unb  fo  mcit  ba§  5tuge  blidfet, 
SSogt  e§  tm'e  ein  golbner  2Batb. 

i.  Siefle§maf)Ie  :  hints  at  a  cannibal  feast.  13.  bte  SBudjt  be§ 
©peereS  =  ben  wut^ttflen  ©peer.  20.  ber  Zritb  be§  $etme§  = 
ber  tretbenbe  ^eim.  24.  Notice  the  alliteration. 


no 


Sadielnb  fegnet  fie  bte  (Srbe, 
gli<|t  bet  erften  ©arbe  SBunb/ 
SBfiljIt  ben  gelbftein  fid)  jum  |>erbe, 
Unb  e§  fprtcfjt  bet  ©ottin  DJiunb: 

,,SSater  $eu§,  ber  iiber  afle 
©fitter  Ijerrfdjt  in  $t§er§  £ol)n, 
bie§  Opfer  btr  gefaKe, 
ein  3ei^en  jc^t  gefc^e^n  I 
Unb  bem  ungludfergen  93ol!e, 
2)a§  bic^,  f>o^cr,  no<^  nidjt  nennt, 
9iimm  ^intueg  be§  5tuge§  2Bolfe, 
feinen  ©ott  erlennt  !" 


Unb  e§  fyort  ber  ©cfjtcefter 
3eu§  auf  feinem  fyofye 

is  2)onnernb  au§  ben  blauen 

SBirft  er  ben  gejodften  23U£. 
^raffelnb  fongt  e§  on  gu  lo^en, 
^)ebt  fid)  tt)irbelnb  bom  5tltar, 
Unb  boriiber  fc^'mebt  in  Ipfyen 

20  ^reifen  fetn  gefd)ttrinber  5lar. 

Unb  gerii^rt  gu  ber  Derrfcfyertn 
©ttirjt  fic^  ber  iftenge  frenbig 


3.  gum  §erbe  :  /.  ^.  as  an  altar.  12.  erfennt  :  for  sake  of 
rime  instead  of  the  subjunctive  Ctfenne.  13.  ©dfjlDeftet  :  Ceres 
was  a  sister  of  Zeus,  though  he  was  usually  addressed  as 
"father,"  cf.  1.  5,  by  both  gods  and  mortals.  15.  The  flash  of 
lightning  from  a  clear  sky  is  the  sign  that  the  prayer  of  Ceres 
had  been  heard.  The  Old  Testament,  /.  Kings,  18.  36-39,  de- 
scribes an  almost  identical  scene  and  miracle.  20.  Wat  :  the 
symbol  of  Zeus. 


Sleuftfdfje  3e[t  m 


Uttb  bie  roljen  ©eeien  serfliefjen 
3n  ber  ^enf<$li<$feit  er[tem  ©efityl. 
2Berfen  Don  [id)  bie  bluttge  SBefyre, 
Offnen  ben  bii[tergebnnbenen  ©inn, 
Unb  empfangen  bie  gottlidje  Sefyre 
5lu»  bem  9Jhmbe  ber  ^onigin. 

tlnb  Don  tljren  2I)tonen  [teigen 
5lHe  |)immlild)cn  ^erab, 
2;f)emi§  [elber  fii^rt  ben  teigen, 
Unb  mit  bem  geredjten  @tab 
[ie  jebem  [eine  9ted)te, 
felbfi  ber  ©reuse  ©tetn, 
Unb  be§  @t^E  berborgne 
Sobet  [ie  s 


Unb  e§  fommt  ber  ©ott  ber  @[[e, 
3eu§'  erfinbiingSreidjer  ©of)n, 
SBilbner  fun[tlirf)er  ©efd^e, 
4)od)gelel)rt  in  @rs  unb  ion. 
Unb  er  leljrt  bie  Uunft  ber 
Unb  ber  33Ia[ebd(ge  3ug; 
Unter  [eine§  jammers 
Silbet  [icf)  juer[t  ber 


Unb  90ttnerba,  ^oc^  Dor  aflen 
9iagenb  mit  getm'c^t'gem  ©peer, 

2.  The  savages  for  the  first  time  experience  the  finer  feel- 
ing of  humanity,  g.  Themis  precedes,  since  she  establishes  pro- 
perty rights  by  setting  up  law  and  apportioning  the  land.  13. 
be§  Sttyr.  :  even  the  gods  regarded  such  an  oath  as  inviolable. 
15.  bet  ©ott  ber  (Sffe  :  i.  e.  Vulcan.  23.  2JUnertm  was  the  pro- 
tectress of  the  state  in  war  and  peace. 


2a|t  bte  ©tunme  nwcbitg  fdjaHen 
Unb  gebeut  bem  ©otterljeer. 
gefte  Lauren  tDtH  fie  grimben, 
^ebern  @cf)U&  unb  @d)irm  gu  fein, 
s  $ie  jerftreute  SBelt  ju  binben 

3u  bertraultdjem  SSeretn. 

Unb  fie  lenft  bte  |)errf^erf^rttte 
S)utd)  be§  gelbe§  tueiten  ^Blan, 
Unb  an  iljre§  ^it^e§  Sritte 
I0  £eftet  fid)  bet  ©renjgoit  an. 

5Dtcffenb  fii^ret  er  bte  ^ette 
Urn  be§  i>itgel§  griinen  ©aum; 
9Iuc()  be§  njilben  <8trome§  S3ette 
@<$Itejjt  fie  in  ben  ^eil'gen  9taum. 

is  Me  ^^ntp^en,  Dreaben, 

$>ie  ber  fcfineHen  5trtcmt§ 
^olgen  auf  be§  23erge§  ^faben, 
©ditutngenb  tfyren  ^iigerfpte^, 
5tfle  fommen,  afle  legen 

20  £a'nbe  on,  ber  Sjjubel  fdjatlt, 

Unb  bon  i^rer  ^Ijte  ©i^Idgen 
^tQ(!)enb  ftiirjt  ber 


au§  fetner  griinen 
©teigt  ber  fdjtlfbefranjte  ©ott, 

10.  ©renjgott  :  in  Roman  mythology,  Terminus,  represented 
with  a  human  head  but  without  feet  or  arms,  to  show  that  he 
never  moved.  n.  $ette  :  i.e.  a  surveyor's  chain.  The  poet 
evidently  thinks  here  of  establishing  the  limits  of  states,  a  stage 
in  advance  of  individual  property.  24.  ber  fdjtlfbefranjte  ©ott  : 
z.  f.  the  river  god,  represented  as  crowned  with  reeds  and  rushes. 


ben  fdjtneren  $lof$  jur  ©tettc 
2luf  ber  ©flttin  2ttad)tgebot; 
Unb  bie  Ieid)tgefd)ur3ten  <2>tunben 
gliegen  an§  ©e|cf)dft  gettwnbt, 
llnb  bie  tauten  ©tamme  runben 
fidj  in  iijrer  £>cmb. 


2Iu<f)  ben  SJJeergott  fiefjt  man  eilen  ; 
9laf$  mit  be§  tribenteS  ©top 
SBric^t  er  bie  granitnen  ©aulen 
5lu§  bem  (Srbgerippe  Io§, 
©c^tt)ingt  fie  in  gemalt'gen  ^anben 
^)o^,  lt)ie  einen  leic^ten  5Bafl, 
Unb  mit  £>erme§,  bem  befienben, 
Sturmet  er  ber  Lauren  28atl. 

?lber  au§  ben  golbnen  <Saiten 
Socft  5tpoQ  bie  ^^tmonie 
llnb  ba§  tyolbe  5Jia§  ber  3eiten 
Unb  bie  Wlafyt  ber  Debbie. 
9J?it  neunfiimmigem  ©efangc 
gaflen  bie  ^amonen  ein; 
Seife  na<^  be§  2iebe§  flange 
fic^  ber  ©tein  gum  <Stein. 


is  here,  and  according  to  Grimm,  masculine  ;  com- 
mon usage,  however,  makes  it  neuter.  3.  ©tllttben  =  ^Oten  : 
the  daughters  of  Zeus.  As  goddesses  of  home  and  seasons  they 
symbolize  time  spent  in  toil.  7.  5Jieetgott  =  Poseidon,  or  Neptune, 
whose  symbol  was  a  trident.  He  is  associated  here  apparently 
with  suggesting  navigation  and  trade.  17.  SJlajj  ber  S^fan  ' 
»'.  e.  rhythm.  20.  $atn5tten  :  the  muses  were  usually  represented 
as  nine  in  number,  hence  munfttmtntg,  1.  19.  21-22.  The  poet 
refers  to  the  tradition  that  when  Amphion  built  the  walls  of 


Unb  ber  Sore  roeite  ftlugel 

mit  erfafjrner  |wnb 
Gtjbele  unb  fiigt  bie  9Uegel 
Unb  ber  ©cpffer  feftcS  Sanb. 
s  <SdmetI  burcf)  raftfje  ©otterfyanbe 

3ft  ber  aSunberbau  boflbrad&t, 
Unb  ber  2empel  Retire  2Banbc 
©liinjen  fdjon  in  $efte§prad)t. 

Unb  mit  einem  ®ranj  Don  5CR^rten 

10  9la^t  bie  ©b'tterfb'nigin, 

Unb  fie  fii^rt  ben  fcfjonften  Bitten 
3u  ber  fcfybnften  ^)irtin  ()in. 
SSenu§  mit  bem  ^olben  ^naben 
©djmiidet  felbft  ba§  erfte  ^aor, 

is  ?lfle  ©otter  bringen  ©aben 

©egnenb  ben  2krmtif)lten  bar. 

Unb  bie  neuen  Siirger  jie^en, 
SSon  ber  ©otter  fefgem  S^or 
©ingefii^rt,  mit  ^armonieen 
«,  SK  bo§  gaftlic^  offne  Stor. 

Unb  ba§  ^riefteramt  bermaltet 
Gere§  am  9Htar  be§  3^u§, 
©egnenb  i^re  ^)anb  gefaltet, 
<5pricf)t  fie  §u  be§ 


Thebes,   the  stones  were  laid  and  joined  by  virtue  of  the  music 
he  produced  on  his  lute. 

3-  StyBelf,  as  the  founder  of  cities,  was  represented  as  wear- 
ing a  mural  crown.  Here  she  completes  the  work  by  hanging 
the  gates  of  the  city.  9.  The  myrtle,  one  of  the  symbols  of 
Venus,  is  still  used  in  bridal  wreaths.  13.  $nof>ert  :  Eros  or 
Cupid,  son  of  Venus,  and  her  constant  companion. 


«  i  e  u    HUH    vet 


,,$re%it  liebt  ba§  %ier  ber  SBUfte, 

im  'Jttfjer  fjerrfdjt  ber  ©ott, 
SOrer  Sruft  gemalt'ge  Siifte 
3aljmet  ba§  IJtaturgebot; 
£oi)  ber  9ftenfc£)  in  iljrer  3Jlitie 
©oil  fief)  an  ben  9Kenfdjen  rei^n, 
Unb  aHetn  burc^  feine  <Sitte 
ilann  er  frei  unb  mddjtig  fetn." 


2Binbet  §um  Grange  bie  golbenen 
aurf)  blaue  Stjanen  ^inein  ! 
fott  }ebe§  5tuge  derfldren, 
bie  $6nigin  gie^et  ein, 
2;ie  un§  bie  fii^e  ^eimot  gegeben, 
2)te  ben  9Kenf4cn  ^um  5Jienfdjen  gefellt 
Unfer  ©efang  fott  jic  feftlirf)  er^eben, 
2)ie  beglucfenbe  Gutter  ber  SBelt  I 


Das  £te&  »on  ^er 

VTVOB  VOCO.  MORTUOS  PLANGO.  FULOURA  FRANCO. 

Written  between  1797  and  1799,  and  first  published  in  the 
9)Juien=9Umanadj  in  1800. 

For  a  long  time  the  poet  had  had  in  mind  the  general  theme 
of  this  poem,  of  which  he  often  spoke,  and  during  his  visit  to 
Rudolstadt  in  the  spring  of  1788,  he  had  frequently  visited  the 
bell-foundry  there.  The  first  definite  mention  of  the  poem  is, 

I  ff.  Instinct  rules  the  brute,  natural  law  the  gods;  between 
them  man  is  governed  by  the  laws  of  social  intercourse,  by 
ethical  principles,  upon  which  genuine  freedom  rests. 


u6 


however,  in  a  letter  to  Goethe,  July  7,  1797,  in  which  he 
speaks  of  having  begun  work  on  his  "bell-founding  song,"  and 
adds  that  he  is  very  deeply  interested  in  it,  and  that  it  will 
take  several  weeks  to  complete  the  poem,  since  it  requires  so 
many  different  moods. 

The  poem  presents  a  series  of  beautiful  pictures  illustrating 
the  development  of  the  individual.  By  the  various  steps  in  the 
casting  of  the  bell,  the  analogies  of  human  life  are  suggested, 
while  the  strong  central  figure  of  the  Master  bell-founder  gives 
the  whole  an  artistic  unity.  The  poem  is  a  sort  of  dramatic 
monologue.  It  is  the  most  magnificent  as  well  as  the  most 
popular  of  Schiller's  lyrics,  and  well  expresses  the  spirit  and 
temper  of  the  German  nation. 

$eftgemauert  in  ber  (Srben 
©tefyt  bie  $orm,  au§  Seljm  gebrannt. 
£eute  mujj  bie  ©lotfe  toerben  1 
Srifd),  ©cfetlen,  feib  jur  £>anb  I 
23on  ber  <3tirne  fjeijj 
SRinnen  mufj  ber  ©djtoeifj, 
©on  ba§  2Berf  ben  9ttei[ter  loben; 
ber  @egen  fomntt  bon  oben. 


3um  2Ber!e,  ba§  nrir  ern[t  beretten, 
©ejiemt  fid)  luo^I  ein  ern[te§  2Bort; 
SDenn  gute  9leben  fie  begleiten, 
SDann  flieBt  bie  5trbeit  munter  fort. 
<5o  la^t  im§  je^t  mit  glei§  betradjten, 
SBa§  burc^  bie  f^iuodie  ^raft  entfpringt  ; 
fd^Ie^ten  5f?ann  mufc  man  beradjten, 
nie  bebarfjt,  h)a§  er  bollbringt. 

i.  Grben  shows  the  old  weak  declension  ending  of  the  dative 
sing.     15.  fd)Ied)ten:  cf.  vocab. 


J*teb  toon  ber  (slocfe 


35a§  ift'3  ja,  toa§  ben  9ftenfd)en  jieret, 
Unb  baju  toarb  ifym  ber  SBerftanb, 
S)af$  er  int  innern  Bergen  fpiiret, 
2Ba§  er  erfcfyajft  mit  feiner  £>anb, 


e§  fein, 


bom 

red)t  trocfen 
bte  eingeprepe 
<Sd)Iage  511  bem 

be§  ftupferS  SSrei, 
ba§  3inn  l^erbei, 
bte  scilje  ©lodenfpeife 
e  na^  ber  redjten  2Bdfe  ! 


in  be§  2)amme§  ttefer  ©rufie 

mit  ^euer§  ^)ilfe  baut, 
^>o(^  auf  be§  2urme§  ©locfenftube, 
25a  toirb  e§  Don  un§  jeugen  laut. 
^oc^  bouern  tt)irb'§  in  fpaten  Stagen 
Unb  riiljren  Dieter  9Jienf<^en  D^r, 
llnb  rt)irb  mit  bem  Setrlibten  !Iagen 
Unb  ftimmen  511  ber  5lnbad)t  6^or. 


2.  toarb  =  tourbe  ju  tetl,  hjurbe  gegeben.  3.  fpiiret  is  indica- 
tive, both  for  the  rime  and  to  show  that  the  result  is  considered 
as  certain.  7.  etngeprefete  fjftanw :  in  a  reverberatory  furnace 
(see  Cent.  Diet,  under  reverberatory)  the  flames  and  heat  are 
driven  from  their  separate  chamber  through  the  throat  (©djlDdldj) 
upon  the  ore.  10.  fcetbei  implies  bttttflt.  Tin  is  added  after 
the  copper  is  partly  fused.  13.  in  be§  £>atnttte§  ttefer  ©tube  = 
in  ber  ttefen  £>ammgrube.  20.  ber  $nbad)t  6bor  =  ber 
(bie  SBerfammlung)  ber  ^nbfic^tigen. 


SBa§  unten  tief  bent  (Srbenfoljne 

ttedjfelnbe  $erf)angm§  bringt, 
a§  fdjlagt  an  bte  metaflne  Shone, 
ie  e§  erbaulicf)  toeiter  flingt. 

SBeifje  Slafen  fefy'  id)  fj>ringcn; 
2BoI)1 1  bte  5«affen  finb  tm  §Iufe. 

mtt  ^idjenfal?  burc^brtngen, 
fceforbert  f^nell  ben  ©u^. 
Don  <5d)aume  rein 
bte  9#tfci)ung  fetn, 
bom  retnlttfjen  SHetalle 
9ietn  unb  boE  bte  ©ttntnte  fd)afle. 

3)enn  mtt  bet  $reube  ^eter!Iange 
SBegtu^t  fie  ba§  geltebte  ^tnb 
is  5luf  fetne§  2ekn§  erftem  ©ange, 

e§  in  ©c^Iafe§  5trm  beginnt; 

ru^en  no^  im  3ettenfc^o^e 

fcfjtoargen  unb  bte  l^eitern  2ofe; 

5J? utter liebe  garte  ©orgen 
SSetuacfien  feinen  golbnen  5Rorgen  — 
S)ie  3fa^re  flie^en  pfeilgef(^tt)tnb. 
SSom  9)?ab(i)en  ret^t  fid)  .ftolj  ber  $nabe, 
@r  ftiirmt  in§  Seben  h)ilb 


i.  unten  tief:  far  below  (i.  e,  the  belfry).  3.  bte  metaOne 
Krone :  *.  <?.  bte  ©lode,  or  better  $ranj,  the  rim  of  the  bell. 
7.  Slfdfjenfalj  prevents  oxidation.  16.  in  ©d)lafe§  ?lrttt  = 
fenb  in  ben  hitmen  :  referring  to  the  infant's  baptism.  17. 
nod^  :  i.  e.  his  fate  is  not  yet  decided. 


bie  SSelt  am  SSanberftabe, 
$remb  feljrt  er  fyeim  in§  $8aterf)au§. 
Unb  fjerrlid),  in  bet  $ugenb  s$rangen, 
ein  ©ebtlb  au§  £)immel<§f)61jn, 
jiicfytigen,  t)erfcf)amten  2Bangen 
@teljt  er  bie  ^ungfrau  dor  fid)  fteljn. 
2)a  fafet  etn  namenlofe§  ©e^nen 
55e§  ^iinglingS  |)erj,  er  irrt  nfletn, 
5lu§  feinen  5tugen  brec^en  kronen, 
(£r  flie^t  ber  23riiber  milben  9teiljn. 
(Srrotenb  folgt  er  i^ren  ©puren 
tlnb  ift  bon  i^rem  ©rufc  beglitdft, 
3)a§  @(f)6nfte  fud)t  er  auf  ben  gluren, 
2Bomit  er  feine  Siebe  f^miidft. 
O,  jarte  ©efmfudjt,  fiiBe§  ^offen, 
®er  erften  Siebe  golbne  Qeit  I 
<55a§  5luge  [ie^t  ben  ^)immel  offen, 
@§  fc^raelgt  ba§  ^)erj  in  <5eligfett; 
O,  ba§  fie  eroig  griinen  bliebe, 
S)te  (c^)6ne  QtH  ber  jungen  Siebe  1 

2Bie  [ic^  fc^on  bie  ^Sfeifen  brftunen  I 
©tabiiien  tauc^'  id)  ein, 
h)ir'§  iiberglaft  erf^einen, 

SSirb'S  jum  ©u[fe  jeitig  fein. 

I.  Slurdjmtfet  =  butd^Wanbert.  The  reference  is  to  the  2Batt= 
by  which  an  apprentice  prepared  himself  to  become  a 
master.  3.  in  ber  Suflenb  5{hcmflen  —  in  prangenbet  ^ugenb. 
10.  35rllber  =  ^ameraben ;  IRetfin  =  @(^ar.  n.  t^ren  =  be§ 
9Jldb^en§.  19.  griinen  =  bltt&enb  :  a  dialectic  use  of  the  infini- 
tive for  the  participle.  21.  bie  SJJfetfen  :  -wind  pipes  or  draft  holes 
in  the  top  of  the  furnace,  that  'become  yellow  when  the  metal  is 
properly  fused.  23.  '§  =  e§,  or  indefinite.  //  will  be  time,  etc. 


i2o 


©efeflen,  frtf$! 
spriift  mir  ba§  ©emifd), 
Ob  ba§  ©probe  mtt  bem  2Betcf)ett 
©id)  Dereint  gum  gutem  3e^en- 

35enn  wo  ba§  ©trenge  mtt  bem  Qatttn, 
2Bo  ©tarfeS  fid)  unb  TObe§  paarten, 
2)a  gibt  e§  einen  guten  ^lang. 
S)rum  priife,  toer  fid)  etDtg  btnbet, 
Db  fid)  ba§  §erj  gum  Bergen  finbct  1 
i[t  lurg,  bte  9leu'  i[t  lang. 


in  ber  23raute  Sodfen 
©piclt  ber  jungfriiulic^e  Shang, 
SKenn  bie  ^eUen  ^irdjenglotfen 
Saben  ju  be§  5efte§  (Slanj. 
15  2lcf)  !  be§  2eben§  fd)5nfte  §eier 

©nbtgt  auti)  ben  2eben»mai, 
9J?it  bem  ©urtel,  mit  bem  <5d)Ieier 
9teiBt  ber  ft^one  ZBafjn  entjmet. 

®ic  Seibenfdjaft  flie^t, 
20  5)te  Siebe  mu^  bleiben; 

2)te  23Iume  berblit^t, 
2)ie  §ruci)t  mujj  treiben. 

3.  SprSbe:  the  copper.    SBetdjen  :  the  tin.    5-7.  jheng,  jati 

(stern,  tender),  ftarf  and  mtlb  (strong,  gentle)  :  referring  to  the 
two  metals  and  also  to  the  distinctive  characteristics  of  the  sexes. 
$IaitQ  :  harmony.  17.  ©Urtel  and  ©cfjleter  :  worn  by  the  bride; 
symbolic  of  marriage.  19  ff.  The  short  lines  express  the  stren- 
uous effort  of  active  life,  while  11.  8-10,  p.  121,  suggest  the 
prosperity  thus  attained.  This  arrangement  is  repeated  in  de- 
scribing the  work  of  the  wife  and  mother.  The  passage  is  often 
quoted. 


$>a§  2ieb  Don  bet  ©lode  \2\ 


IjinauS 

feinblirfje  Seben, 
tmrfen  unb  ftreben 
Unb  pflanjen  unb  fdjaffen, 
(Srliften,  erraffen, 

tretten  unb  raagen, 
©liicf  ju  erjagen. 
S)a  [tromet  ^erbei  bie  unenblidje  ©obe, 
(S§  fiittt  fid)  ber  ©pei^er  mtt  fo[llt(i)er  |)abe, 
2>ie  bourne  marfjfen,  e§  be^nt  fid)  ba3 
Unb  brinnen  maltet 


2)te  Gutter  ber 
llnb  ^ertfdiet  toeife 


Unb  lefjret  bie  5Jtdbrf)en 

Unb  me^ret  ben  $naben, 

Unb  reget  o^n'  (Snbe 

2>ie  fleipigen  ^)dnbe, 

Unb  tnefyrt  ben  ©eioinn 

5Jiit  orbnenbem  Sinn, 
Unb  fiiHet  mil  ©c^ci^en  bie  buftenben  Sabcn, 
Unb  bre^t  urn  bie  fdjnurrenbe  ©pinbel  ben  $aben, 
Unb  fammelt  im  reinlic^  geglatteten  (Serein 
2)ie  fc^immernbe  2BoQe,  ben  fcfyneeicfyten  £ein, 
Unb  fiiget  jum  ©uten  ben  ©lanj  unb  ben  ©Dimmer, 
Unb  ru^et  nimmer. 

17.  toeljret:  see  vocab.  Contrasted  with  leljret  in  1.  16  it  forcibly 
expresses  the  commonly  accepted  natural  traits  of  the  boy  and  girl. 
22.  ©tfjfitjen  :  explained  in  1.  25  ;  buftenben  :  suggests  lavender. 
26.  She  provides  not  only  what  is  needful  (©uten),  but  also  adds 
the  ornamental  (ben  ©lanj  unb  ben  ©djtmmer). 


122 


Itnb  ber  $ater  mit  froh>m 
SBon  be§  |wufe§  roeitfdjauenbem  ©iebel 
iibergafjlet  fein  bliiljenb  ©liicf, 
©ieljet  ber  5pfo[ten  ragenbe  23tiume 
llnb  ber  ©cjjeunen  gefiiUte  9idume, 
Unb  bie  <5peicf)er,  bom  ©egen  gebogen, 
Itnb  be§  $orne§  betoegte  2Bogen, 

fid)  mit  ftolgem  9)iunb: 
rate  ber  (Srbe  ©runb, 
©egen  be§  UngliicfS 
mtr  be§ 
mit  be 

3ft  fein  eto'ger  SSunb  311  flecijten, 
Unb  ba§  Ungliicf  fc^reitet  fdmetl. 

rS  2Bo^I  1  nun  fonn  ber  ©up  beginnen, 

n  gejacf  et  ift  ber  SSrud)  : 
bedor  roir'§  laffen  rinnen, 
Setet  einen  frommen  @pruc^  ! 
©tofjt  ben  3opfen  QU§  • 
©ott  beroafyr'  ba§  $au§  ! 
9laud)enb  in  be§  ^>enfel§  23ogen 
'§  mit  feuerbraunen  SKogen. 


4.  ber  ^Jfoften  ragenbe  SBSutne  :  say  towering  posts  ;  the 
reference  is  to  the  posts  around  which  the  haystacks  are  piled. 
6.  6eflen  =  6rnte.  8.  Cf.  the  scriptural  "Pride  goeth  before 
a  fall."  The  following  lines  12-14  express  the  idea  underlying 
®er  3Hng  be§  5polt)frate§.  16.  @(f)on  ge3adet  :  a  bit  of  the 
alloy,  when  cooled  and  fractured,  shows  by  its  grain  whether 
the  proper  proportions  of  copper  and  tin  were  used.  21.  The 
molten  alloy  flows  into  the  bell  mold  through  openings  at  the 
turn  or  arch  of  the  cannon  or  ear  of  the  bell. 


Steb  toon  ber  ©lotfe 


123 


tattg  ift  be§ 

SSenn  fie  ber  9ftenfd)  bejafjtnt,  betnadjt, 
Uub  raa§  er  bilbet,  toa§  er  fcfyafft, 
2)a3  ban!t  er  biefer  £)immel§fraft; 
S)ocf)  furcf)tbar  ttrirb  bie  $immels!raft, 
SBenn  fie  ber  $effel  fid^  entrafft, 
(Simljertritt  auf  ber  eignen  (Spur, 
$5ie  freie  ^oc^ter  ber  9iatur. 
SSe^e,  raenn  fie  loSgelaffen, 
SBacfjfenb  ofjne  SBiberftanb, 

bie  ttolfbelebten  ©affen 

ben  unge^euren  Sranb  ! 
$)enn  bie  (Slemente  ^affen 
2)a§  ©ebilb  ber 
5tug  ber  2Bolfe 
Ouiflt  ber  ©egen, 
<Stromt  ber  9ieQen; 
5lu§  ber  2BoIfe  ol)ne 
3ucft  ber  @traf)L 
|)ijrt  i^r'§  mimmern  ^od)  bom 
5)a§  ift  ©turm  1 
9tot  »te  33Iut 
3fft  ber  £tmmel; 
2)a§  ift  nidjt  be§  2age§  ©lut  ! 

©etummet 

en  aiif  ! 
2)ampf  roaflt  auf  ! 

7.  auf  ber  eignen  ©jwr  =  nti^t  beaSljmt  (1.  i).  9  ff.  Viehoff 
remarks  that  the  description  of  the  fire  is  one  of  the  finest  pas- 
sages of  description  in  German  literature.  Observe  especially  the 
meter,  the  vivid  adjectives,  and  the  use  of  alliteration.  18.  2B(U)I: 
see  vocab.  19.  ber  @traf)I=ber  Slit?.  21.  ©tiirm  =  ©turmglotfe. 


124 


gladernb  fteigt  bie  ffeuerfftule, 
S)urd)  ber  ©tra^e  tange  geile 
SSiidjft  e»  fort  mit  23inbe§eile; 
$od)enb  itrie  au§  Cfen§  9tad)en 
©lufjn  bie  Siifte,  23alfen  frozen, 
^foften  ftitrjen,  genfter  flirren, 
^tnber  jammern,  flitter  irren, 
2iere  tDimmern 
llnter  Sriimmern; 

rennet,  rettet,  fludjtet, 

i[t  bie  9iad)t  geluijtet; 
ber  ^)dnbe  lange  $ette 
Urn  bie  2Bette 

ber  (Simer;  I)od)  im  Sogen 
Cueden,  SBaffertoogen. 
^)eulenb  fommt  ber  ©turm  geflogen, 
2)er  bie  glamme  braufenb  fudjt; 
^raffelnb  in  bie  biirre  grud)t 
gallt  fie,  in  be§  <Speidjer§  Stiiume, 
^n  ber  <5parren  biirre  SBdiime, 
llnb  aU  inollte  fie  im  SBe^en 
W\i  fid)  fort  ber  (Srbe  SSudjt 
9iei^en  in  geiualt'ger 
2Md)ft  fie  in  be§ 


13.  Utn  bie  2Bctte  :  that  vie  with  each  other,  describing  £anbe. 
12-15.  Lines  are  formed  to  pass  buckets  of  water;  hand  pumps 
are  also  used,  and  to  the  streams  they  supply  the  terms  Cuellett 
and  SBafjerrooflen  are  applied.  22.  2Burf)t  =  ©enridjt  :  say  the 
•very  earth.  Observe  poetic  order  of  fott  which  belongs  with 
retfeen. 


1 1  V      V  U  H      U  t  4.      Vi> 


2Beid)t  ber  3Renfc$  ber  ©otterftdrfe, 
9J?UJ3ig  fieljt  er  feine  28er!e 
Itnb  beimmbernb  untergeljn. 

Seergebrannt 
3ft  bie  ©tdtte, 

2BiIber  ©tiirme  raufyc§  SBettc. 
$n  ben  oben  genfterfyoljlen 
2BoI)nt  ba§  ©rauen, 
Unb  be§  ^immcls  SSoIfen  fc^auen 


bem  ©robe 
©einer  |)abe 

©enbet  noc^  ber  9ftenfd:)  juriit! 
©reift  frij^lic^  bann  jum  SSanberftabe. 
2Ba§  ^euer§  2But  i^m  auc^  gernubt, 
6tn  fii^cr  j£roft  tft  i^m  gcblteben: 
(£r  jafilt  bie  Adapter  feiner  Siebcn, 
Unb  fie^  !  ifjm  fefylt  !ein  teurcS 


3n  bie  @rb'  ift'S  aufgenommen, 
©Ittdli^  ift  bie  ftorm  gefiiat; 
SSirb'S  aucf)  fc^on  311  Stage  fommen, 
®a&  e§  ^Iei$  unb  ^unft  bergilt? 

SBenu  ber  ©u^  miplang? 

SSenn  bie  gorm  jerf  prang? 
5tc^,  biefleicfit,  inbem  toir  ^offen, 
|>at  un§  Unveil  fd)on  getroffen. 

to.  ^jodj  :  see  vocab.  20.  ift'§  :  the  e§  refers  to  the  bellmetal 
that  has  been  run  off  into  the  mold.  26.  hoffcn  :  i.  e.  for  the 
success  of  the  casting. 


bunfeln  @d)ojj  bet  Ijeif  gen  (Srbe 
Skrtrauen  ttrir  bet  |)dnbe  Slat, 
SSertraut  ber  ©amann  feme  ©aat, 
llnb  Ijofft,  baf?  fie  entldmen  raerbe 
3um  ©egen  nacf)  be§  |)immel§  9tat. 
5loc^  fijftlicfyeren  ©amen  bergen 
SStr  trouernb  in  ber  @rbe  @c^o$, 
llnb  ^offen,  bajj  e§  au§  ben  ©argen 
(Srbliiljen  fofl  311  fc^onerm  2o§. 

SSon  bem  Some 
<5d)tt)er  unb  bang 
£8nt  bie  ©locfe 
©rabgefong. 

(Srnft  begleiten  i^re  ^rauerf^Iage 
@inen  SBanbrer  auf  bem  Iel;ten  SBege. 

Sid)  1  bie  ©attin  ijl'S,  bie  teure, 
^  !  e§  ift  bie  treue  Gutter, 
2)ie  ber  fcfymarge  ^iirft  ber  ©fatten 
SBegftiljrt  au§  bem  9lrm  bc§  ©atten, 
?lu§  ber  gorten  ^inber  ©cfjar, 
S)ie  fie  blii^enb  i^m  gebar, 
S)ie  fie  on  ber  treuen  23ruft 
SBac^fen  fat)  mit  Mterluft  - 

2.  ber  JQfinbe  £at :  *'.  e.  our  work,  referring  to  the  casting. 
With  this  is  compared  the  sowing  of  seed,  in  the  hope  of  har- 
vest, and  with  allusion  to  St.  Paul  (l  Cor.  15),  the  burial  of 
the  dead  in  the  hope  of  resurrection.  10-13.  The  meter  and 
the  heavy  vowels  a  and  0  suggest  the  tolling  of  the  bell.  14-15. 
In  antithesis  to  11.  13-16,  p.  118,  where  the  bell  was  rung  for 
the  child's  baptism. 


be§  £>cmfe§  jarte  Sanbe 
<5inb  geloft  auf  immerbar; 
2)emt  fie  tuofjnt  im  ©djattenlanbe, 
3)ie  be§  $aufeS  Gutter  war; 
®enn  e§  fefjlt  ifyr  treue§  S&alten, 
3$re  ©orge  tDad^t  nidjt  mefyr; 
5(n  Dertuaifter  ©tdttc  flatten 
SSMrb  bie  grembe,  liebeleer. 

S3i§  bie  ©locfe  f\%  berfii^Iet, 
Safet  bie  ftrenge  Arbeit  ru^n. 
2Bie  im  Saub  bet  SSogel  fpielet, 
9JZag  [i(|  jeber  gliitfli^  tun. 

SBinft  ber  ©terne  Sicfjt, 

Sebig  alter  ^flicf)t 

^)6r.t  ber  Surfd)  bie  SSefper  fcfjlogen, 
5Diei|ter  mii^  fid)  immer  plagen. 


hunter  forbert  feine 
^ern  im  toilben  f^orft  ber  SBanbrer 
5iacf)  ber  lieben  ^)eimat^iitte. 
Slofent)  jie^en  ^eim  bie  ©djafe, 
llnb  ber  9iinber 
Sreitgeftirnte,  gtatte  ©djaren 
^ommen  briiQenb, 
3)ie  getuo^nten  ©tdlte  fiittenb. 

5.  SBalten  implies  ruling  rightfully  and  with  tender  solicitude; 
suggests  caprice  and  arbitrary  conduct.  18.  ber  SBanbret: 
probably  some  huntsman,  so  that  the  following  picture  gives  the 
four  stages  of  culture,  the  hunter,  the  shepherd,  the  farmer,  and 
the  townsman. 


is 


herein 

©djtoanft  ber  2Bagen 
$ornbelaben; 
58unt  bon  garfon, 
5tuf  ben  ©arben 
Siegt  ber  ^ranj, 

llnb  ba§  junge  33ol!  ber  <Sd)nitter 
gliegt  jum  Sanj. 
9ftarft  unb  ©trafce  toerben  [titter, 
Itm  be§  2id)t§  gefetl'ge 
©ammeln  fi^  bte 
llnb  ba§  ©tabttor  fcfjlie^t  fid)  fnarrenb. 
bebedfet 

bte  @rbe; 

ben  fid;ern  SMhger  fdirecfet 

bie  ^ac^t, 
S)ie  ben  Sofen  grfiBlid)  wedfet; 
$>enn  ba§  5luge  be§  ©e[e^e§  roadjt. 


Orbnung,  [egenreid^e 
^immelstoditer,  bte  ba§  ©leidje 
grei  nnb  letd)t  unb  frettbig  btnbet, 
3)ie  ber  ©tcibte  S3au  begriinbet, 

6.  $ranj  :  the  harvest  wreath.  On  the  last  load  of  grain  a 
wreath  was  placed  and  the  harvest  hands  spent  the  evening  in 
social  pleasure.  The  same  custom  still  prevails  in  certain  dis- 
tricts among  builders,  who  crown  the  finished  frame  of  a  house 
and  celebrate  the  rest  of  the  day  as  a  holiday.  17.  (jrfifelid)  : 
see  vocab.  Dread  of  conscience  and  the  law.  21.  The  adjec- 
tives characterize  a  national  government,  based  upon  community 
of  language,  race,  and  custom  (ba§  ©Iet(f)e),  that  is  the  opposite 
of  tyranny  or  oppression. 


S)tc  ^erein  t>on  ben  ©efilben 
9tief  ben  ungefeH'gen  SBilben, 
(Sintrat  in  ber  9Kenfd)en  Cnitten, 
<Sie  gemijfynt  gu  fanften  Sitten, 
Unb  ba»  teuerfte  ber  33anbe 
SSob,  ben  Strieb  jum  $aterlanbe  I 

Staufenb  flet^'ge  ^)iinbe  regen, 
^jelfen  fid)  im  muntern  5Bunb, 
Unb  im  feurigen  Setuegen 
SSetben  atle  $rtifte  lunb. 
SJieifier  riifjrt  fid)  unb  ©cfcffe 
^n  ber  ^rei^eit  ijeil'gem 
^eber  freut  fic^  feiner  ©tefle, 
Sietet  bem  33erad) 
5lrbeit  i[t  be§  SurgerS 
©egen  i(t  ber  5JJU 

ben  ^onig  feine  SBiirbe, 
un^  ber  £)tinbe  5^. 


Sintracfjt, 
SBeilet,  weilet 

greunblic^  ii6er  biefer  <Stabt  ! 
9Jioge  nie  ber  Stag  erfrfjeinen, 
2Bo  be§  ranljen  KriegeS  |)orben 
35iefeS  [title  S£al  burc^toben; 

6.  ^rieb  =  Ctebe  :  cf.  -  bc§  S3aterlanb§  =  patriotic  instinct, 
Tell,  \.  848.  7-14.  Peace,  the  direct  result  of  law  and  order, 
assures  each  individual  his  own  place  in  society  as  an  organized 
whole.  17.  Ghrt  ...  feine  SBilrbe  =  toenn  feine  SQBUrbe  ...  ehrt. 
The  following  verse  is  the  conclusion. 


2Bo  ber  £rimmel, 

3)en  be§  2lbenb§  fcmfte  9iote 

Sieblid)  malt, 

SSon  ber  Sb'rfer,  toon  ber  ©ttibte 

SBilbem  Srcmbe  fdjredlid)  ftrafjlt  ! 


jerbredjt  mir  ba§  (Sebanbe, 
(Seine  2lbfid)t  §at'3  erfiittt, 
2)a^  fici)  ^)ers  unb  3lugc  meibe 
Sin  bem  toofjlgelungnen  S3ilb. 
@(^tt)tngt  ben  jammer,  f^toingt, 
S3t§  ber  Mantel  fpringt  1 
SBenn  bie  ©Io<f  foil  auferfte^en, 
bie  gorm  in  ©tiicfen  ge^en. 


9Kci[ter  lann  bie  %mm  jerbredjen 
is  SDlit  meifcr  |)anb  jur  recfjten  3«t  ! 

S)o(^  we^e,  toenn  in  gtammenbac^en 

5Da§  glu^nbe  grj  fid)  felbft  befreit  ! 

SlinbiDiitenb  mit  be§  ®onner§ 

Scrfprengt  e§  ba§  geborfine 
20  Unb  roie  au§  offnem  |)6ilenrad)en 

©peit  e§  SSerberben  jiinbenb  aiiS. 

2Bo  ro^e  ^ra'fte  finnlo§  raalten, 

S)a  !ann  fid)  lein  ©ebilb  geftalten; 

SBcnn  fid)  bie  Roller  felbft  befrein, 
25  S)a  fann  bie  2Bo^lfal»rt  nidjt  gebei^n. 

6.  ©efcfiltbe  =  mantle,  the  shell  covering  the  outer  surface  of  the 
casting.  14-25.  The  breaking  of  the  mold  under  the  master's 
direction  is  contrasted  with  the  disaster  resulting  from  its  bursting 
when  the  molten  metal  is  poured  into  it.  The  latter  suggests 
revolution.  19.  §CW§  :  like  ©ebailbe,  1.  6  —  mantle.  24.  SS5I!ei 
.  .  .  befrein  :  *.  e.  without  guidance.  SBolfet  =  populace. 


5E>a§8teb»ott  bet  ©lode 

2M;,  toeun  fid)  in  bem  ©djof?  ber  ©tiibte 
^euergunber  [till  gcfjauft, 
SSoIf,  gerreiftenb  feine  $ette, 
3ur  (Sigenfyilfe  fcdrerflicfj  greif  t  1 
£)a  jcrret  an  ber  ©lode  ©trangen 
S)er  5(ufrul)r,  ba^  fie  ^eulenb  fdjattt, 
llnb,  nur  geroei^t  311  §rteben§flangen, 
2)te  Sofung  anftimmt  jur  ©etualt. 

^rei^eit  unb  ©lei^eitl  ^ort  man  fdjaflen; 
2)er  ru^'ge  33iirger  greift  3ur  SBe^r, 
2)ie  ©trapcn  fiillen  fic^,  bte  fallen, 
Unb  SSiirgerbanben  jie^n  timber. 
5)a  roerben  SBeiber  311  |)t)a'nen 
Unb  treiben  mit  ©ntfe^en 
jitdEcnb  mit  be§ 

fie  be§ 

DeiltgeS  ift  me^r,  e§  lofen 
afle  S3anbe  frommer  @d)eu; 
©ute  riiumt  ben  ^Ia^  bem  Sofen, 
Unb  ode  Softer  toalten  frei. 
©efa'^rlic^  ift'S,  ben  Sen  311  tnedfen, 
SSerberblid)  ift  be§  2iger§  3a^n; 

ber  fcfyrecflidjfte  ber  ©c^reden, 
ift  ber  5ftenfd)  in  feinem 


4.  fdjrerfltdj  :  -with  terrible  results.  5  ff.  The  bell  sounded 
for  insurrection  rings  out  the  signal  for  violence.  9  ff.  Refer- 
ence to  the  French  Revolution  and  the  Reign  of  Terror.  15. 
jjucfettb  :  construe  with  ^er-j.  Schiller  bases  this  statement  upon 
a  letter  written  to  him  by  his  fiancee,  Charlotte  von  Lengefeld, 
in  1789. 


132  ©djiller 

SSdj  benen,  bie  bem  (Snrigblinben 

3)e§  States  £)imme{§fadel  leiljn  I 

<8>ie  ftrafylt  il)in  nidjt,  fie  lann  nur  jiinben, 

llnb  afdjert  ©tabt'  unb  Sanber  ein. 

$reube  fjat  mir  ©ott  gegeben  I 
©eljet  !  tuie  ein  golbner  ©tern 
?tu§  ber  Diilfe,  btanf  unb  eben, 
<Sd)iiIt  fid)  ber  tnetaflne 
SSon  bem  Delm  jum 
©pielt'S  ttrie  Sonncnglans 
?Iud)  be§  2Bappen§  nette  ©djilbet 
Soben  ben  erfa^rnen  S3ilber. 

^erein!  ^erein! 

©efetlen  aKe,  fdjliejst  ben  Slei^en, 
S)a^  mir  bie  ©lode  taiifenb  tnei^en  1 
Goncorbici  foil  i^r  9iame  fein. 
3ur  ©intrant,  ju  ^erginnigem  S3eretnc 
SSerfammle  fie  bie  liebenbe  ©emeine. 

llnb  bie§  fei  fortan  i^r  23cruf, 
SSoju  ber  9J?eifter  fie  erfdjuf  : 
$od)  iiberm  niebern  @rbenlebcn 
(Soil  fie  im  blauen 


llnb  grenjen  an  bie  ©ternentDelt, 


i.  GfotgbTittben  =  ber  SKenf^  tn  fetnctn  2Baf)n  :  the  mob. 
2.  £>e§  2td^te§  §tmmel§fat!cl  :  i.  e.  the  privileges  of  freedom. 
5.  mir:  the  master  is  speaking.  9.  J£>eltn  ...  ^rong:  see  vocab. 
10.  (gptelt'S  :  it  glistens.  12.  'SBtlbcr  =  5Mlbner  :  designer.  15. 
toufenb  :  a  common  ceremony  in  Catholic  lands  ;  compare  the 
christening  of  a  ship.  18.  ©emeine  =  ©emetnbe. 


S)a§  2ieb  toon  ber  ©lotfe 

(Soft  eine  Stimme  fein  bon  oben, 
2Bie  ber  ©eftirne  fyefle  Scfyar, 
SDie  ttjren  Scfyb'pfer  roanbclnb  (oben 
Unb  fiifjren  ba§  befranjte  $al)r. 
•ftur  eraigen  unb  ernften  ®ingen 
Set  ifjr  metallner  9)hmb  getDeifit, 
llnb  [titnblic^  mit  ben  fctineflen 
23eriii)r'  im  ^(uge  fie  bte 
^em  Sdjicffal  leilje  fie  bie 
S  e  (  6  ft  JjerjIoS,  o^ne 
5Beg(eite  fie  mit  ifyrem  ©ctjmunge 
Xe§  2eben§  ttje^felDofleS  Spiel. 
llnb  tuie  ber  ®Iang  im  O^r  bergetjet, 
2)er  mdrfjtig  tiinenb  i^r  entfc^allt, 
So  lefyre  fie,  bafj  ni(i)t§  befteijet, 
Derf»aIIt. 


133 


mit  ber  ^raft  be§  Strcmge§ 
SBtegt  bie  ©locf'  mir  au»  ber  ©ruft, 
Qaft  fie  in  ba§  9teicf)  be§ 
Steige,  in  bie  |)immel§luft 

3ie^et,  jietjet, 

Sie  bemegt  fi( 
greube  biefer  (Stabt  bebeute, 
g  r  i  e  b  e  fei  i§r  erft  ©eltiute. 

3.  Toben:  the  subject  of  this  verb  and  of  fttljren  in  1.  4  is 
bte,  referring  to  the  collective  noun  Sd)ar.  Its  plural  form  is 
due  to  the  dependant  genitive,  bet  ©cfttrite.  Otherwise  a  plu- 
ral verb  with  a  collective  noun,  even  after  a  relative,  is  very 
rare.  8.  3ett  :  subject  of  beriifcr';  a  poetic  reference  to  the 
striking  of  the  hours.  18.  totcgt  *.  see  vocab.  23.  bebeute  :  may 
it  bode. 


'34 


2tta'J>d}en  t>on  Orleans 


Written  in  1801  and  published  in  3>a§  £a)d)enbuclj  fiir  ®antett. 

The  poem  originally  bore  the  title  SSoItaireS  ^uceKe  unb  bte 
Don  Orleans,  and  the  first  stanza  is  directed  against 
Voltaire's  travesty  of  the  career  of  Joan  of  Arc.  His  calumny, 
for  such  Schiller  rightly  regarded  it,  had  been  so  fully  accepted 
in  the  literary  world  that  the  poet,  when  writing  his  drama, 
refused  to  make  known  his  subject  lest  it  should  appear  ridicu- 
lous. It  is  therefore  true  that  her  memory  was  as  well  served 
in  the  literary  world  by  Schiller  in  his  drama  as  it  was  in  the 
theological  world  by  Pope  Calixtus  II.,  who  revoked  her  ex- 
communication. 


eble  SMIb  ber  9J?enfd)Ijeit  gu  Derljoljnen, 
3>m  tiefftcn  ©taube  roa^te  bid)  ber  @pott; 
$rieg  fiifyrt  ber  28i£  auf  eroig  mit  bem  <5djonen, 
(Sir  glaubt  nidjt  an  ben  Snget  unb  ben  ©ott; 
®em  Derjen  un'H  er  feine  ©c()a^e  rauben, 
2)en  28af)n  befrtegt  er  unb  berlefct  ben  ©lauben. 


,  mie  bu  felbft  au§  finblic!)em  ©efct)Icd)te, 
©elbft  etne  fromme  ©djiifertn  rote  bu, 
9ieid)t  bir  bie  ©i(^tfun[t  iljre  ©otterrec^te, 
©cjjroingt  fic^  mit  bir  ben  ero'gen  ©ternen  su. 
TO  einer  ©(orie  ^at  fie  bid)  umgeben; 
SDi(i)  fdjuf  bag  £erj,  bu  roirft  unfterblicf)  leben. 

(£§  liebt  bie  2BeIt,  ba§  ©trafjlenbe 
Unb  bo§  Srfjabne  in  ben  ©taub  311 
3)od)  fiirdjte  nic^t  I    @§  gibt  nod)  fdjone 
S)ie  fur  ba§  ^o|c,  ^errli^e  ergliifju. 
3)en  lauten  DJ^arft  mag  9ftomu§  unter^alten; 
@in  ebler  ©inn  liebt  eDlere  ©eftalten. 

8.  au§  ftnblidjem  ©efd^Ied)te  :  i.  e,  in  close  touch  with  nature. 
18.  3ftomit§  :  see  vocab. 


Sine  ©eifterftimme 

Published  in  $)o§  £afd)cnbu<Jj  fur  $)amen  in  1803. 

Thekla  was  the  daughter  of  the  hero  in  Schiller's  drama 
SOBaflenfteitt.  At  the  close  of  the  tragedy,  in  grief  and  despair 
at  the  death  of  her  lover,  Max  Piccolomini,  she  intimates  suicide, 
but  still  the  reader  is  left  in  doubt  as  to  her  fate.  The  poet 
evidently  intended  to  answer  the  doubt  in  this  poem,  for  the 
opening  lines  express  the  question,  the  stanza  concluding  with 
the  words  from  Thekla's  song  in  the  drama,  ,,§ab'  id)  ntcfjt  ge= 
Itebet  unb  gelebet?"  Optccolomint,  Act  III,  sc.  7.)  As  a  voice 
from  the  spirit  world,  she  sings  of  life  and  love  in  a  land  that 
knows  no  parting.  The  naive  expression  of  the  verities  of  the 
eternal  world  lend  to  the  poem  a  peculiar  charm. 

On  September  9,  1802,  Schiller  sent  this  and  another  poem 
to  KOrner,  who  replied,  "The  second  poem  (^fiefltt)  is  especially 
attractive,  the  tone  is  splendidly  sustained,  and  depth  of  emo- 
tion is  united  with  the  greatest  simplicity.  Here  you  have 
surrendered  yourself  entirely  to  fantasy  and  have  been  re- 
warded." 

233o  id)  fei,  unb  mo  mid)  fyingeraenbet, 
2113  mem  fliidjt'ger  Sdjatte  bit  entf^toebt? 
id)  nid)t  befcfyloffen  unb  geenbet, 
id)  nid)t  geliebet  unb  gelebt? 


SBtflft  bu  nad)  ben  9hd)tigallen  fragen, 
ie  tnit  feelendofler  TOelobie 

entjiicf  en  in  be§  2enje§  ^agen  ? 
9iur  fo  lang  (ie  liebten,  maren  fie. 

2.  fei  :  subjunctive  of  indirect  question,  voicing  the  doubt  in 
which  Thekla's  fate  is  left  in  the  drama.  5.  Cf.  3)eS  2ftab= 
djen§  $Iage,  1.  7,  p.  36.  9.  fo  lang  .  .  .  aaren  fie  :  life  and  love 
are  one,  is  the  implication. 


. 


•    . 


Ob  to)  ben  SSerlorenen  gefunben  ? 
©Icwbe  mir,  id)  bin  mit  if)tn  oereint, 
2Bo  fid)  nidjt  tneljr  trennt,  tua§  fid)  tierbuntien, 
Sort,  mo  feme  Srane  nrirb  geiueint. 

Morten  n)ir[t  and)  bu  un§  ttrieber  finbcn, 
SBenn  bein  Sieben  unferm  Sieben  gleidjt; 
Sort  ift  aud)  bet  SSoter  fret  Don  ©iinben, 
ber  blut'ge  5?torb  nic^t  me{)r  erreid)t. 


Unb  er  fiiljlt,  ba|  iljn  lein  2Bo^n  betrogen, 
10  5H§  er  aufraiirt§  ^u  ben  (Sternen  fa§; 

S)enn  tuie  jeber  tnagt,  tcirb  i^m  geioogen; 
SBer  e»  glaubt,  bem  ift  ber  Deil'ge  na^. 

2Qort  ge^alten  tcirb  in  jenen  9tiiumen 
^ebem  fc^onen  gliiubigen  ©efii^I. 
is  Sage  bu,  311  irren  unb  ju  trdumen: 

4)of)er  <Sinn  liegt  oft  in  tinb'fcfjem  ©piel. 


Written  in  1803,  originally  for  Goethe's 

There  runs  through  the  poem  a  threefold  parallel,  the  four 
elements  of  the  material  world,  of  human  life,  and  of  punch. 
Such  is  the  theme  of  the  poem,  but  the  analogies  presented 
are  decidedly  defective  and  indefinite.  This  is,  however,  of 
little  consequence,  for  the  genial  spirit  and  the  music  of  the 
verse  are  the  charm  of  the  song. 

7.  ber  33uter :  i.  e.  Wallenstein.  13.  JCttett  9tfiWltett :  i.  e.  in 
celestial  spheres.  16.  ^oljer.  ©inn  . . .  (Spiel :  knowledge  of  the 
Divine,  which  the  poet  seeks  to  symbolize,  rests  upon  a  child- 
like trust,  not  upon  reason. 


S3ter  (Slemente, 
Snnig  gefcllt, 
SBtlbcn  bn§  Seben, 
Sauen  bte  2BeIt. 


sprefjt  bet 
©aftigen  ©tern  ! 


Snnerfter 


mit  be§ 
Stnbernbem  ©aft 
3a^met  bie  f»erbe 
Srennenbe 


©ie^et  be§  SBajfcrS 
©prubelnben  ©djroatt  I 
SBaffcr  umfa'nget 


Stropfen  be§  ©etftcS 
©ie§et  ^inein  I 
Seben  bem  Sebem 
©tbt  er  atlein. 

6()'  e§  dcrbiiftet, 
©djopfet  e§  fc^nett  ! 
9iur  tt>enn  er  glii^et, 
Sabet  ber  Duett. 

I.  SOicr  Gtemente  :  earth,  air,  fire,  and  water  were  regarded 
by  the  ancients  as  the  constituents  of  which  all  things  were 
composed. 


138 


Dcr  ©raf  von 

SBaHabe 


Written  in  April,  1803,  and  first  published  in  ®d§  Xttfd)ett= 
bud)  fiir  ®amen  in  1804. 

Schiller  cites  as  the  source  of  his  poem  the  Chronicum  Hel- 
veticum  of  the  Swiss  historian  Tschudi,  and  makes  the  follow- 
ing annotation  :  '  '  Tschudi,  who  gives  us  this  anecdote,  says 
also  that  the  priest  who  had  this  little  encounter  with  the  Count 
of  Habsburg  later  became  chaplain  to  the  Elector  of  Mainz, 
and  in  the  election  which  followed  the  Great  Interregnum  did 
much  to  direct  the  Elector's  thought  toward  the  Count."  The 
original  seat  of  the  Habsburgs  was  in  northern  Switzerland, 
where  vestiges  of  their  original  castle  are  still  to  be  seen. 

As  in  all  of  Schiller's  ballads,  except  £>er  £<mbf<i)Uf),  an 
underlying  ethical  idea  is  easily  discernible.  Here  it  is  pious 
humility  rewarded  with  good  fortune  in  this  world.  In  treat- 
ment, the  ballad  is  strongly  dramatic.  The  scene,  the  actors 
and  their  parts  are  all  presented,  thus  affording  a  fine  example 
of  Schiller's  natural  bent  toward  dramatic  form. 


in  feiner  $atferprad)t, 

^m  altertiimlicfyen  <5aale, 
©ajs  $6nig  9hibolf§  Ijeilige  -ilftadjt 

58etm  feftlicfien  ®r6nung§maljle. 
S)ie  ©jjetfen  trug  ber  ^faljgraf  be3  9tljetn§, 
(B  fdjenfte  ber  SSo^mc  be§  perlenben  2Sein§, 


2.  ^Ifldjett  (see  vocab.)  was  the  ancient  coronation  city  of  the 
German  empire.  Rudolf  I.  of  Habsburg  was  crowned  there  as 
King  of  Germany,  Oct.  24.,  1273.  4.  9lubolf§  .  .  .  9Jlad)t  :  the 
expression  imitates  a  Greek  construction  that  may  also  be  used 
in  English;  hetltfl  refers  the  kingly  office  to  divine  origin.  6. 
SPfaljgtdf  :  it  was  not  till  a  later  date  that  the  seven  electors 
received  regular  offices  in  the  imperial  household,  the  Palsgrave 
of  the  Rhine  becoming  archdapifer  and  the  King  of  Bohemia 
archcupbearer.  Schiller  was  aware  of  the  anachronism,  but  fol- 
lowed his  sources.  7.  2Bein§  :  a  partitive  genitive  with  fdjenfte. 


©raf  bon 


Unb  afle  bie  SBd^ter,  bie  [ieben, 
SSie  ber  ©terne  Sljor  urn  bie  ©onne  fid)  fteflt, 
Umftanben  gefdjaftig  ben  $errfd)er  ber  SBelt, 

Sic  SSiirbe  be§  5lmte§  511  iiben. 

Unb  ring§  erfiiflte  ben  fyoljen  SBalfon 
S)a§  33olf  in  freub'gem  ©ebrange; 
Saut  mifc^tc  fid)  in  ber  ^ofaunen  Son 

£)a§  jau^enbe  9iufen  ber  5J?enge; 
£enn  geenbigt  nac^  langem  berberbli^en  ©treit 
SBar  bie  faiferlofe,  bie  fci)recEIid)e  3ett, 
Unb  em  9ticf)ter  mar  tmeber  auf  (Srben; 
blinb  me^r  lualtet  ber  eiferne  ©peer, 
fiird)tet  ber  <5(^n)ac^e,  ber 
§  9Jidd)tigen  SBeute  311  ttierben. 


Unb  ber  $aifer  ergreift  ben  golbnen 

Unb  fpridjt  mit  jufriebenen  33Iiden: 
w2Bo^I  glanjet  ba§  ^e[t,  too^I  pranget  ba§ 

5Jiein  fb'niglid)  $erj  311  entjiidcn; 
Sod)  ben  ©anger  bcrmiff  ic^,  ben  Sringer  ber  2  lift, 
Ser  mit  fii^em  $lang  mir  bemege  bie  33ru[t 

Unb  mit  gottlid)  erljabenen  Se^ren. 
<5o  ^a6'  ic^'§  ge^alten  Don  Sugenb  an, 
Unb  roa§  i(^  al§  fitter  gepflegt  unb  getan, 
miE  id)'§  al§  ^aifer  entbe^ren." 


3.  ben  ^errfd^er  ber  SBelt  :  the  emperor  was  regarded  as  the 
highest  temporal  ruler  in  the  world.  Rudolf,  however,  was 
never  formally  crowned  emperor,  though  the  poet  thinks  of 
him  so.  10.  bte  faiferlofe  .  .  .  Qeit  :  the  Great  Interregnum, 
1254-1273.  12.  blinb  :  *'.  *•.  indiscriminately. 


140 


llnb  fielj  !  in  bet  giirften  umgebenben 
Strat  ber  ©anger  im  langen  Palate; 

3fym  gliinjte  bie  Code  filberraeijj, 
©ebleidjt  Don  ber  guile  ber  ^afyre. 

,,©iiBer  SBoIjllaut  fdjlaft  in  ber  ©aiten  (Mb, 

S)er  ©iinger  fingt  Don  ber  9Jlinne  ©olb, 
@r  preifet  ba§  C>6d)fte,  ba§  33efte, 

2Ba§  ba§  i>erj  fief)  iDunfd)t,  mn»  ber  ©inn  begefyrt  ; 
fage,  roa§  i[t  be§  ^ai|er§  raert 
(einem  I)errlid)[ten 


gebieten  toerb'  id)  bem  ©anger/'  fpridjt 
|>errfd)er  mit  Ia'd)elnbem 
,,@r  ftefyt  in  be§  gro^eren  ^)erren 

@r  ge^ord)t  ber  gebietenben  ©tunbe. 
2Bie  in  ben  Siiften  ber  ©turmwinb  fauft, 
5Ran  raeifj  nid)t;  don  raannen  er  fommt  unb  brau[t, 

2Bie  ber  Quell  au§  derborgenen  Siefen, 
©o  be§  ©angers  Sieb  au§  bem  ^nnern 
llnb  roedet  ber  bunfeln  ©efii^Ie  ©emalt, 

S)ie  im  ^erjen  munberbar  fd)Iiefen." 


llnb  ber  ©anger  rafd)  in  bie  ©aiten  fa'Ht 

llnb  beginnt,  fie  mad)tig  p  fdjlagen: 
,,5luf§  SSeibroerf  I)inau§  ritt  ein  ebler  ^)elb, 

<£)en  fliidjtigen  ©em§bod  311  jagen. 
2S          S^m  folgte  ber  5?napp  mit  bem  ^tigergefdjofj, 
Unb  al§  er  auf  feinem  ftattlid^en 


5.  ber  ©aiten  ©otb  =  ben  flolbenen  ©atten.     13.  be§ 
^etren  :  i.  e.  God,  the  divine  source  of  inspiration.     15.  Allusion 
to  John  3.  8.    21.  fftflt:  see  vocab.    23.  SBeibwerf  = 


©raf  t>on  §ab§burg  141 

^n  cine  5tu  fommt  geritten, 
Gin  ©locHein  Ijort  cr  erflingen  fern, 
(Sin  ^priefter  roar's  mit  bem  Setb  bes  |>errn; 

SSoran  !am  ber  9ftef$ner  gefdjritten. 


Hnb  ber  ©raf  jur  (Srbe  fid)  neiget  I)in, 
2)a§  $auj)t  mit  £cmut  entblo^et, 

3u  tiere^ren  mit  gldubigem  Sfiriftenfinn, 
2Ba§  nlle  9Jlcnf^en  crlofct. 

@in  23dd)lein  abet  rauft^te  burdjS  ^elb, 

SSon  be§  ©ieBba^§  reij^enben  gluten 
2)a§  b^emmte  ber  2Banberer  Slritte; 

Unb  beifeit  legt  jcner  ba§  <Sa!rament, 
ben  %ii$tn  jief)t  er  bie  ©djn^e  beb^enb, 
er  ba§  33ad)lein  burdjfcfjrttte. 


W28a§  f(f)aff[t  bu?"  rebet  ber  ©raf  tl)n  an, 

2)er  i^n  Dermunbert  betrac^tet. 
,,§err,  id)  roalle  311  einem  fterbenben  5JZann, 

®er  nad)  ber  ^immelefoft  fdjmad)tet; 
Unb  ba  ic^  mid)  nalje  be§  Sad^eg  ©teg, 
2)a  I)at  i^n  ber  ftromenbe  ©iepa^  Ijintneg 

I.  fommt  getttten  :  riding  is  hardly  consistent  with  a  chamois 
hunt.  The  poet  took  the  phrase  from  Tschudi,  who  had  not 
mentioned  the  game  sought.  The  perfect  participle  has  present 
meaning.  3.  Cetb  be§  £>crm  :  the  Sacred  Host  ;  the  Roman 
Catholic  church  teaches  that  '  '  after  the  consecration  of  the  bread 
and  wine,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  true  God  and  man,  is  truly 
really,  and  substantially  contained  under  the  species  of  those 
sensible  things."  The  Host  is,  therefore,  always  an  object  of 
reverence.  8.  2Ba§  ...  erWfet:  i,  e.  the  Eucharist;  cf.  John  6.  55. 
15.  2Ba§  fdjajfft  *>«  =  »a§  H*  *> 


3m  <Strubel  ber  SBeflen  geriffen. 
Srum  baft  bem  Sedijenben  merbe  fein 
<So  ttrifl  id)  ba§  SBfifferlein  je£t  in  (£if 

£>urd)tt)aten  mit  nacfenben  ^iijjen." 


S)o  fe£t  tfyn  ber  ©raf  auf  fein  ritterltcf) 

llnb  retc^t  ifym  bie  ^radjtigen  3iiume, 
®a^  cr  labe  ben  ^ranfen,  ber  fein  begeljrt, 

Unb  bie  ^eilige  $flid)t  nid)t  berfiiume. 
llnb  er  felber  auf  feine§  ^nappen  2:ier 
SSergniiget  nod)  tueiter  be§  3agen§  Segier; 

2)er  anbre  bie  9teife  Doflfitljret. 
llnb  am  nadjftcn  ^orgen  mit  banfenbem  33lt<f 
2)a  bringt  er  bem  ©rafen  fein  9to^  juriid, 

Sefdjeiben  am  QiiQd  gefii^ret. 


toofle  ba§  ©ott,"  rief  mit  £emut§fimt 
2)er  ©raf,  ,,ba^  jum  ©treiten  unb  Sa9en 

id)  befd)ritte  fiirberfjin, 
meinen  ©djb'pfer  getragen  ! 
Unb  magft  bu'§  nii^t  fiaben  ju  eignem  ©eminnft, 
@o  bleib'  e§  getoibmet  bem  gottlidjen  2)ienft  1 

®enn  ic^  fjab'  e§  bem  ja  gegeben, 
S3on  bem  id)  (Sfyre  unb  irbifc^eS  ©ut 
3u  Seljen  trage  unb  Seib  unb  SBlut 
llnb  ©eele  unb  5ltem  unb  Seben  — 

,,<So  mijg'  Gudj  ©ott,  ber  aHmadjtige  |>ort, 
ba§  gle^en  ber  <5d)tt)a(i)en  erfyoret, 


7.  fein  :  genitive  of  the  personal  with  begehrt.     10;  SSergnilget 
befriebtgt.    23.  3U  2chen:  see  vocab. 


$u  (Sfjten  (£ud)  bringen  Ijier  unb  bort, 

@o  mie  $I)r  je£t  iijn  gedjret. 
Sfyr  feib  em  madjtiger  ©raf,  befannt 
Surd)  ritterlid)  2BaIten  im  ©djttteijjerlanb; 

(Sud)  bliiljn  fed)§  lieblidje  5£6d)ter. 
©o  mogen  fie/'  tief  er  begetftert  au§, 
,,<Se^§  kronen  @u<f)  bringeu  in  (Suet  £au§, 

llnb  glanjen  bie  fpatj'ten  ©cf^Ied^ter !" 

llnb  mit  finnenbem  ^aupt  fa^  ber  $atfer  ba, 

5II»  bcidjt'  er  bergangener  3eitcnJ 
^e^t,  ba  er  bent  ©iinger  in»  5luge  fo|, 

®a  ergreift  i()n  ber  SSorte  Skbeuten. 
®ie  3"9e  be§  ^Briefter§  erfennt  er  f^nefl 
llnb  berbirgt  ber  Srtinen  (tiirjenben  DueK 

%n  be§  5RanteI§  purpnrnen  fatten, 
llnb  afle§  blidte  ben  ^aifer  an 
llnb  erlannle  ben  ©rafen,  ber  ba§  getan, 

llnb  bere^rte  ba§  gottlidie  SSalten. 


Published  in  3)a§  Xaf^enbud^  fiir  ^anten  in  1805,  but  written 
in  January,  1804. 

This  beautiful  description  of  the  Swiss  mountains  is  a  proof 
of  Schiller's  wonderful  power  of  imagination ;  he  depicts  so 
vividly  a  scene  he  had  never  visited  that  the  reader  catches 
the  spirit  of  the  place.  Goethe  wrote  him,  saying,  "Your 
poem  is  a  really  charming  climb  upon  the  Gotthard,  into  which 

I.  6?ltdj :  repeated  from  1.  25,  p.  142,  for  the  sake  of  the  meter. 
For  f)ter  unb  bort  see  vocab.  under  bort.  10.  %I§  =  ol§  ob. 


can  be  read  all  sorts  of  meanings."  The  allegorical  significance 
of  the  poem  which  is  suggested  is  attractive,  but  it  is  doubt- 
ful whether  the  poet  had  any  didactic  purpose.  His  thought 
appears  to  have  grown  out  of  his  study  of  the  Tell  theme. 

9Im  9lbgrunb  leitet  bet  fc|nrinbli<|te  ©teg, 
(£r  fiiljrt  3imfd)en  Scben  unb  ©terben; 
@§  fperren  bie  9tiefen  ben  etnfamen  2Beg 
llnb  broken  bir  eurig  Serberben; 
5          Unb  nriflft  bu  bie  fcfylafenbe  2  6  n)  i  n  nttfjt  toecfen, 
©o  roanble  [lilt  burcf)  bie  ©trafse  bet  ©djrecfen. 

(B  fcfymebt  eine  SB  r  it  <f  e  $0%  iiber  ben  9tanb 
2>er  furdjtbaren  Stiefe  gebogen, 
<Sic  tt)arb  nicf)t  erbauet  bon  SJtenf^en^anb, 
10         @§  ^iitte  jtd)'§  leiner  Dermogen, 

S)er  ©trom  brauft  iinter  i^r  fpat  unb  friif), 
©peit  ett)ig  ^inauf,  unb  jertrummert  fie  nie. 

6§  ijffnet  fid)  fdjtuatj  ein  f(^aurige§  SE  or, 
S5u  glaubft  bid)  im  9lei(^e  ber  ©fatten, 
,5          S)a  tut  fic()  ein  loc^enb  ©elcinbe  Ijer&or, 

SGSo  ber  ^erMt  w«^  ^r  ^rii^ling  fid^  gotten; 


I.  ©ttg:  Schiller  has  in  mind  the  paths  along  the  Reuss  lead- 
ing up  to  the  St.  Gotthard  pass.  3.  Stiffen  :  referring  to  great 
masses  of  granite  that  appear  to  block  the  way.  5.  2Btt)ilt  = 
fidttjittf  :  the  form  used  is  a  common  Swiss  corruption  ;  its  use 
by  the  poet  suggests  also  danger,  as  from  a  sleeping  lioness. 
7.  93riide  :  the  so-called  £eitfel§brttcfe;  a  bridge  across  the  Reuss 
just  below  a  fall.  Popular  tradition  said  it  was  built  by  the 
devil.  10.  toerwogen  :  see  vocab.,  toertneflen  ;  the  '§  in  ftcf)'§  is 
genitive  =  beffen  ;  cf.  Xoudjer,  1.  n,  p.  52.  13.  £or:  i.e.  the 
llvncvhui),  a  tunnel  cut  in  1707  between  the  Devil's  Bridge  and 
Andermatt.  15.  ©elfinbe  =  2anbfci)aft. 


s#u§  be3  2eben»  vJcugen  unb  ennger  Dual 
9Jlod)t'  id)  fliefjen  in  biefeS  glikffelige  Sal 


23ier  <5  1  r  6  m  e  braufen  Ijinab  in  ba§ 
^I)t  Quell,  ber  i[t  enrig  berborgen; 
<Sie  fliefjen  nad)  alien  Diet  ©trafcen  ber  2Belt, 
9?ad)  5l6enb,  ftorb,  9J?ittag  unb  9Jiorgen, 
Unb  lute  bie  Gutter  fie  raufdjenb  geboren, 
flie!>n  fie  nnb  bieiben  fid)  emig  berloren. 


tagen  in§  SBIaue  ber  Suft, 
iiber  ber  9J?enfd>en  ©cf^Iec^ter, 

tan^en,  umfdjleiert  mit  golbenem  2)uft, 
SBolfen,  bie  tn'mmlifc^en  Softer. 
fatten  bort  obcn  ben  einfamen  9ieiljn, 
ftedt  fid)  fein  3eu9e/  ^^n  itbifdjer,  ein. 


§  fifct  bie  ^  6  n  i  g  i  n  ^oc^  unb  liar 

unoerganglidjem  S^rone, 

©tirn  umfrcinjt  fie  fic^  rtunberbar 

biamantener  ^rone; 
2)arauf  fdjieBt  bie  ©onne  bie  ^Pfeile  bon  fitdjt, 
©ie  oergolben  fie  nur  unb  ertodrmen  fie  nidjt. 

3.  SSter  ©trome  :  i.  e.  the  Reuss,  Ticino,  Rhine,  and  Rhone, 
all  having  their  sources  in  the  glaciers.  6.  5iotb  :  the  other 
points  of  compass  are  indicated  by  expression  of  time.  In  Sell, 
1.  1168,  Schiller  uses  5Rtttemad)t  for  north.  8.  fid)  :  reciprocal, 
to  one  another.  9.  '*§&&  ^tnfen  :  referring  according  to  Viehoff, 
to  two  peaks  that  rise  above  the  Hospice  of  St.  Gotthard.  Their 
summits  are  not,  as  the  poet  implies,  inaccessible.  15.  bit  $5tti= 
(jilt  :  referring,  according  to  Viehoff,  to  the  Mutthorn,  a  snow- 
covered  peak  of  which  Schiller  found  a  description  in  Muller's 


. 

•  • 


Written  sometime  previous  to  July  5,  1804,  and  first  published 
in  2)a§  £afd)enlwd)  fur  £)atneit.  Probably  undertaken  while 
the  poet  was  working  on  the  Tell  theme. 

This  charming  and  simple  little  song  doubtless  has  as  its 
basis  a  popular  legend  of  an  old  couple  who  had  a  disobedient 
son.  Instead  of  tending  the  herds,  the  youth  wished  to  chase 
the  mountain  goats.  One  day  he  lost  his  way  in  the  ice  and 
snow  of  some  high  peak.  He  was  in  despair  of  his  life,  when 
suddenly  the  mountain  spirit  appeared  to  him,  saying,  "The 
goats  which  you  chase  are  my  herds,  why  do  you  pursue 
them  ? "  The  spirit  then  showed  him  the  path,  and  the  dis- 
contented boy  returned  home  and  tended  the  sheep. 


JHMflft  bu  nid)t  ba§  Sammlein  fyiiten? 

Sammlein  ift  fo  fromm  unb  fanft, 
ftafjrt  fief)  Don  be§  ©rafe§  Mten, 

©Jrielenb  an  be§  23ad)e§  9tanft. 
,,9Jiutter,  Gutter,  Ia§  mid)  gefyen, 


2Bifl(t  bu  nic^t  bie  £)erbe  locfen 
9)iit  be§  |)orne§  munterm 

Steblict)  tont  ber  ©ctjafl  bet  ©locfen 
^n  be§  2BaIbe§  Suftgefang. 

,,^utter,  Gutter,  lafe  mid)  ge^en, 
en  auf  ben  tmlben 


10.  ©djafl  ber  ©lodfen:  referring  to  the  bells  worn  by  the 
grazing  cattle,  sometimes  so  selected  that  they  produce  a  mu- 
sical chord.  II.  SBdlbeS  Cuftgefattg:  i.  e.  the  song  of  the  birds. 


SBiflft  bu  nid)t  ber  SBIiimlein  marten, 
$ie  im  33eete  f  reunblid)  ftefjn  ? 

SDraufsen  labet  bid)  fein  ©arten; 
28ilb  i[t'§  nuf  ben  ttrilben  &ofm  ! 

,,8af5  bie  Slumlein,  fafc  fie  blit^en  I 

Gutter,  Gutter,  lafj  mi<$  jie^en  1" 

Knb  ber  $nak  ging  ju  jagen, 
Unb  e§  treibt  unb  rei^t  i^n  fort, 

SftaftloS  fort  mit  6(inbem  2Bagen 
5In  be§  33erge§  finftern  Ort; 

SSor  i^m  ^er  mit  2Btnbe§fd)nelIe 

gtiefit  bie  jitternbe  ©ajefle. 


5luf  ber  ^elfen  naclte  9lippen 
^lettert  fie  mit  leic^tem 

3)urrf)  ben  9ii^  geborftner 
Slragt  fie  ber  gemagte  Sprung; 

5tber  ^inter  i^r  fterroogen 

er  mit  bem  £obe§bogcn. 


auf  ben  fc^roffen 
>angt  fie,  auf  bem  ^6cf)ften  ©rat, 
2Bo  bie  ^elfen  ja^  berfinfen, 

llnb  berfc^munben  ift  ber  5]Sfab; 
Unter  fid)  bie  fteile  ^)6^e, 
^inter  fic|  b 


7.  $na6e,  a.s  1.  2,  p.  148,  shows,  is  used  in  the  sense  of  lad. 
8.  e§  :  the  indefinite  indicates  the  vague  feeling  or  influence 
that  urges  and  impels  him  onward.  17.  DerttOften  :  cf.  SBerfllteb, 
1.  10,  p.  144,  note.  24.  be§  fJeinbeS  9lfil>e  =  ber  nalje  getnb. 


148 


TO  be§  jammers  [turn  men  SBIufen 

fie  311  bem  fyorten  9)iann, 
umfonft,  benn  loSgubriiden 
Segt  er  fcfyon  ben  Sogen  an; 

au§  bet  geifenfpalte 
Stritt  ber  ®ei[t,  ber  23erQe§aItc. 

llnb  mtt  feinen  ©otterljiinben 

er  ba§  gequdlte  Slier. 
bit  Sob  unb  jammer  fenben," 
9ftuft  er,  ,,bt§  Ijinauf  ju  mir  ? 
Sftaum  fur  aHe  ^at  bie  @rbe; 
2Ba§  tierf  olgft  bu  meine  |>erbe  ?" 

6.  SBetgeSolte  =  "the  mountain  Genius,"  Bulwer-Lytton.     ir- 
12.  The  moral  of  the  poem  is  obvious. 


Un  Me 

i.  -KHt  ttelrfiem  9?amen  bejeirfntete  ber  3)i<f)ter  bie 
greube?  2.  2Bas  ift  ba§  (Styfium?  3.  2Ber  fofl  einen  ^u* 
bel  mit  einmifc^en  ?  4.  28a3  ift  mtt  ,,bem  grofjen  9ting" 
(©cite  8,  3eHe  13)  gemeint?  5.  2Ber  iff  ber  Unbefannte 
in  ber  f olgenben  3eile  ?  6.  2Bo  mitfj  ber  ©c^opfer  ber 
SSBelt  tt)ol)nen?  7.  28ie  ^eifet  bie  Sriebfeber  ber  SBelt? 
8.  2Ba§  ift  be§  ©e^er§  9io^r?  9.  2Bie  fofl  ber  9Jienfc() 
feine  33afyn  toanbeln  ?  10.  2Ba§  fpornt  ben  ^orfc^er  an, 
tt>a§  ben  SDuIber  unb  woS  ben  grommen?  u.  2Bie 
lann  man  ©ott  a^nltc^er  toerben?  12.  ^niuiefern  ma<f)t 
ber  5)i<i)t-er  einen  ^e^Ier,  toenn  er  anbeutet,  ba^  bie  28il= 
ben  fanft  merben  bur(^  SBeingenufj  ?  13.  2Ba§  ift  ,,ber 
bofle  Corner"  ?  14.  Ba§  fct)tt)oren  bie  Sriiber ? 


Die  (Better 

i.  2Ber  fjat  frii^ere  ©efd)Ied)ter  am  ©angelbanb  ber 
$reube  gefitfjrt?  2.  2Bomit  fcfymiicften  bie  alien  ©riedjen 
i^re  Stempel?  3.  2Ba§  tuaren  ben  ©riecfjen  bie  t)erfcf)ie= 
benen  9iaturerf(^einungen  ?  4.  2Ba§  tt)irb  bon  |)eUo§ 
gefagt?  5.  28o  too^nen  bie  Dreaben?  6.  2Ba§  ift  eine 
149 


1  5o  ©filler 


7.  2Ba§  roirb  bon  ben  ftajaben  erjafjlt?  8. 
SBorauf  entfya'lt  geile  9,  ©cite  13,  eine  Stnftrielung  ?  9. 
2Ba§  tft  bie  ©age  bon  £antal§  Stouter?  10.  2Ba§  mar 
ba§  ©dn'cffal  ber  ©tyrinr,?  u.  3n  ma§  murbe  spljilomela 
bermanbelt?  12.  %n  meldjen  anberen  ©ebtc^ten  mtrb  bon 
Semeter  unb  ^erfep^one  gefprodjen?  13.  2Ber  war 

14.  SBer  ge^ort  ju  2)eu!alion§  ©e|(i)Ie^t  ?  15. 
meldjem  anberen  ©ebidjt  tmrb  ^t)rr^a§  ertDQ^nt?  16 

m  ©Dt)ne  2eto§'  fprii^t  3e^e  20,  ©ette  13? 
17.  2Ba§  ermoglicfyte  ben  limgang  srotfc^en  2Renfc^en, 
©ottern  nnb  ^albgottern  ?  18.  2Sa§  tear  au§  bem 
©otterbtenft  Derbannt?  19.  SBarum  follten  afle  2Ren= 
fdjen  mit  ben  ©ottern  gliicfUc^  fein?  20.  2Bo§  gait 
bamal§  al§  aflein  ^eiltg?  21.  SBobur^  ttwrben  bie 
©otter  ber^errlidjt  ?  22.  Sn  tt)elc()em  ©ebid)t  mtrb 
toon  einem  foldjen  gefte  gefprodien?  23.  2Bie  murben 
bie  ©teger  bet  ben  ©Jrielen  belo^nt  ?  24.  SSie  toirb 
bag  Qfcft  be§  25ac(I)u§  be|cf)rteben?  25.  ^n  toelc^er  9te= 
ligton  badjte  man  fid)  ben  2ob  al§  entfleif(^te§  ©erippe? 

26.  2Ba§  bebeutet  ba§  ©enfen  ber  gacfel  be§  ©entu§? 

27.  2Ber  mar  ber  fogenannte  ,,@nfel  etner  ©terbli(i)en"  ? 

28.  2Ber  mar  ber  Stfjrafer,  bon  bem  3e^e  "/  ©e^e 
15  fprtt^t,  unb   ma§  tat   er?     29.    2Ba§  fanben  bie 
£oten  im  (Sl^fium  mteber?    30.  2Bie  murbe  ber  linger 
ju  ^o^eren  Saten  angefbornt?    31.  SSe^alb  nennt  ber 
®icf)ter  ben  |>erfule§  etnen  „  SSieberf  orberer  ber  Stoten"? 
32.  2BeId)e§  3TOtHtng§paar  t(t  in  3?tte  8,  ©eite  16  ge= 
meint?  33.  SBaritm  nennt  ber  5)trf)ter  jene§  filter  ,,ba§ 
Sliitenalter  ber  ^Ratur?  34.  9tur  mo  lebt  jene§  5ilternoc() 
fort?    35.  SSoburd)  murbe  jener  alte  ©lauben  bertrieben? 
36.  2Barum  ftnbet  ber  Stcfyter  ©elene  nit^t  meb^r  am$\m-- 
mel?   37.  2Barum  tft  ber  3)id)ter  al§  etn  Shrift  roegen  afl 


ftragett  151 

biefer  Seranberung  traurig?  38.  SSeffen  ift  fid)  bie  ftatur 
m$t  bemuftt  unb  nidjt  gemaljr?  39.  2Ba3  aflein  ift  uns 
con  biefer  ©ottermelt  geblieben?  40.  2Ba3  mujj  gefdjeljen, 
menn  etma§  unfterblid)  im  ©efang  meiter  leben  fofl?  41. 
2Ba§  tnill  ber  Sifter  burd)  biefe§  ©ebidjt  bebeuten  ? 


Das  rerfdjlcicrte  Silb   ?u  Sats 


i.  2Ba§  fii^rte  etnen  ^tingling  nad)  @ai§?  2.  2Ba§ 
tDoflte  ei  toofl  unb  ganj  fennen  lernen?  3.  2Ba§  tear 
biird)  ben  @d)leier  berpllt?  4.  2Bct§  ift  ein  ^terop^ant  ? 
5.  2Ba§  tnar  ber  ©prud)  ber  ©ottfyeit  in  33ejug  auf  ben 
@d)(eier?  6.  2Ba§  trennte  ben  Bungling  bon  -ber  SBa^r= 
fyeit,  au^er  bem  @d)Ieier?  7.  SSarum  fonnte  ber  ^iing= 
ling  nid)t  fd)tafen,  al§  er  bom  SSempet  nad)  ^)aufe  fam  ? 
8.  2Bof)tn  ging  er  um  9ftitternad)t  ?  9.  2Borau§  erfie^t 
man,  bajj  ber  ^empel  gefdjloffen  mar?  10.  SBarum  {)at 
ber  Bungling  ben  ©c^Ieier  nic^t  fogleic^  gdjoben?  1  1.  tytl§ 
er  ifyn  enbltd)  ^ob,  ma§  !^at  er  gefefjen?  12.  2Bie  unb  mo 
Ijat  man  i^n  am  nadiften  Stag  gefunben?  13.  2Ba§  mar 
feine  Barnung? 


bet  ^ratten 

i.  SSarum  foE  man  bie  $rauen  e^ten?  2.  2Bomit 
oergleidjt  fie  ber  2)id)ter?  3.  2Bie  mirb  be§  Cannes 
SSir!en  befd)rieben  ?  4.  SSarum  ift  ba§  5BiIb,  ba§  er  ber= 
folgt,  nur  ein  Straum  unb  nid)t  SBirllic^feit  ?  5.  2Bo= 
burd)  mirb  ber  9ftann  in  bie  mirflidje  ©egenmart  gurii(f= 
gefii^rt?  6.  2Sie  fommt  eS,  ba^  ber  9Jiann  ba§  ©efc|affene 


152  ©djiller 

tmeber  felbft  jerftort?  7.  2Ba§  ift  erne  |>ftber?  8.  SBorin 
tft  bie  grau  reidjer  al§  bcr  9ftann  ?  9.  2Barum  lennt  bet 
iann  bie  fyeilige  Suft  ber  Siebe  nicf)t?  10.  SBomit  ttirb 
bte  ©eele  ber  $rau  bergtidjen?  n.  2Ba§  gilt  al§  ©efe£ 
im  ©ebiete,  tt)0  bie  banner  f)errf(^en?  12.  28er  tunren 
bie  ©ct^t^en  unb  bie  ^Serfer?  13.  2Ber  war  bie  @ri»? 
14.  2Ba§  le^ren  bie  graucn  ?  15.  28ie  lel^ren  fie  e§? 


it  ift  e§  311  ?lnfang  be§  ©ebirf)te§?  2. 
!ommt  ber  !£>icf)ter?  3.  SSa§  bebeutet  ber  5tu§= 
brucf  ,,mein  Serg"  ?  4.  2Ba§  ift  ber  ,,fropd)e  ^or"  ?  5. 
SBelc^e  ^afireSjeit  jeigt  ber  ,,griinenbe  2BaIb"  on?  6.  SSon 
loel^em  ©treit  fjmcfyt  ber  Sifter  in  3e^e  2,  ©eite  26? 
7.  2Sa§  ift  untcr  bent  tebrucf  ,,bie  2Befte"  (Qeile  7, 
©eite  26)  311  berftefyen?  8.  2Ba»  bemegt  jefct  ^lo^Iid)  bie 
6rlen  unb  ba§  ©ra§?  9.  2Boburc^  ift  ba§  ©ra§  ber= 
filbert?  10.  2Ba§  fur  eine  9Jad)t  ift  in  ^eite  1 1,  ©eite  26 
ju  Derfte^en?  u.  SSeldjen  fiinftleriftiien  Gsffeft  erjielt  ber 
2)id)ter  baburc^,  baft  er  bie  SBiefe  t^n  emtofangen  (Qttit 
3,  @eite  26),  bie  Siene  i^n  umfummen  (3eilc  5,  ©eite 
26),  ben  ^3feil  ber  ©onne  il;n  trcffcn  (3eife  7/  ©cite  26), 
bie  yiafy  iljn  umfangen  (3eile  n,  ©eite  26),  ba§ 
S3urf)enbac^  i^n  aufne^men  (gette  12,  ©eite  26)  Iftpt? 
.12.  ©teigt  ber  2)irf)ter  bergauf  ober  bergab  in  feinem 
®ang  burcf)  ben  SBalb?  13.  ^ntoiefcrn  finb  bie  fit. 
nien,  bie  be§  SanbrnonnS  6igentum  frfjciben,  eine 
©dfirift  be§  ©cfc^eS?  14.  2Ba§  ift  ba§ 
ber  fliefjenben  Siebe  unb  biefer 


15.  SSarum  nennt  toofyl  ber  S)id)ter  ben  ©eift  ,,ftemb", 
ber  fid)  plofclid)  itber  bie  glut  toerbreitet?  16.  SSomtt 
bergleidjt  er  bie  5lflee  ber  ^appeln  unb  bie  ®unft= 
gartncret  uberfyaitpt?  17.  2Ber  i[t  ber  £errfdjer,  *>en 
j'ie  anmelben?  18.  2Ba3  finb  be§  SSalbeS  gaitnen,  bie 
in  bie  2BiIbni§  berftofjen  finb?  19.  2Bte.  fdjttbett  ber 
S)t(^tcr  bie  SSorteile  ber  ©tabt  ?  20.  2Bie  beeinfluBt  bie 
©tabt  ben  religiofen  ^ultu§?  21.  SBorauf  begie^en  ftd) 
3et(e  15,  ©eite  30  —  3C^  8,  ©eite  31  ?  22.  2Ber  i[t 
ber  ,,blaulid)te  ©ott"  (£eile  10,  ©eite  31)?  23.  2Ber 
i[t  bie  ®r^abe  (3eile  n,  ©cite  31)?  24.  28eld)e  Arbeit 
i[t  in  3cilc  13  unb  14,  ©eite  31  be3eid)net?  25.  SBcI^c 
Arbeit  i[t  in  Qtile  15,  @€tte  31  beseid^net?  26.  2BeI<$e 
Arbeit  t[t  in  3^ile  15  unb  16,  ©eite  31  bejeidjnet?  27. 
2Bo§  i[t  in  3eile  17,  ©eite  31  —  $t\k  2,  ©eite  32  be= 
geid)net?  28.  2Ba§  i(t  mil  ,,auf$er[ter  3;^ule"  (3ei(e  7, 
•Seite  32)  gemeint?  29.  2Ba§  bebeuten  bie  3e^en  8 — 
14,  ©eite  32?  30.  SBorauf  meifen  un§  bie  Qtilen  17, 
©eite  32  —  3eile  2,  ©eite  33  ?  31.  2Sa§  rtoiH  ber  3)id)= 
ter  mit  ben  3^ilen  9,  ©eite  33  —  3e^e  2,  ©eite  34  fo= 
gen?  32.  2BeId)e  ©ebanfen  finb  in3eile  3>  ©eite  34  — 
3eile  6,  ©cite  35  au§gefprodjen  ?  33.  2Bo  fanb  fid)  be* 
2)id)ter,  in  biefe  ©ebanfen  berfunfen,  plo^Iid)  geraten? 
34.  Qfuljlt  fid)  ber  ®id)ter  aUein,  ober  fu^It  er,  ba$  er 
©efeUfdjaft  ^abe?  35.  2BeId)e  5tufgabe  I)at  fid)  ber  2)id)= 
Jer  in  biefem  ©ebid)t  gefteUt? 


Das  2ttafc>d?en  aus  bcr 


i.  2Bie  tear  bo§  5Riibd)en?    2.  3U  loeld)er 
erfd)ien  fie?    2.  S9ei  mem  erfd)ien  fie?    4.  UBofyer  fam 
fie?    5.  2BoIn'n  ging  fie?    6.  S&eldjen  ©influ^  jiatte  fie 


154  ©djtller 

auf  bie  Seute?  7.  2Ba§  fyinberte  btc  33ertraulirf)feit  ?  8. 
2Ba§  bradjte  fie  mit?  9.  SBo  maren  biefelben  gereift? 
10.  2Ba§  tat  fie  bamit?  n.  2Ber  erljielt  bte  fd)6nften 
©aben?  12.  2Ba§  i[t  bte  $eutung  be§  ®ebid)te§  ? 


7Uaac  J>er  (Ceres 

i.  2Ber  ift  e§,  ber  frogt,  ob  e§  toieber  ^rii^Hng  ift? 
2.  2Ba§  metnt  ber  S)t(^ter  mit  bem  5tu§bruif  ,,ber  unbe= 
iDiJlfte  3eu§"  ?  3.  2Ba§  ift  unter  ,,3ep^r§  ^lugel"  ge= 
meint?  4.  2Ber  ift  bie  S£od)ter,  bie  nidjt  tt)ieber!ef)rt  ? 
5.  SBelc^er  5JiitteI  I)at  fief)  (£ere§  bebtent,  urn  eine  ©pur 
ifyrer  2oc^ter  ju  finben?  6.  28arum  fragt  fie  $tu§,  ob 
er  fie  geftofylen  f»at?  7.  SDa  bie  S£oct)ter  auf  ber  Oberroelt 
nic^t  gefunben  tuerben  lann,  toofyin  mu^  fie  gefii^rt  tuor= 
ben  fein?  8.  2Bie  lommt  e§,  ba^  ber  ^a^n  nur  ©(flatten 
aufnimmt?  9.  2Ba§  ift  ber  ©tdr,?  10.  2Ber  tear  5pprr^a? 
ii.  5tuf  nielcijen  Srauc^  bejiefjt  fic|  ber  5lu§bruif  ,,be§ 
©rabe§  glamme",  Qtik  2,  <3eite  41  ?  12.  SBarum 
fommen  bie  Semo^ner  be§  OIpmpu§  nict)t  an  ben  bun!eln 
<Stranb  be§  ©t^j?  13.  2Barum  ift  (5ere§  al§  llnfterblidje 
je^t  ungliicfU^?  14.  2Ba§  nwrbe  fie  tun,  menn  fie  fterb= 
Ii(|  mare?  15.  2BeId;en  3lu§brui  gebrau^t  ber  2)ic^= 
ter,  urn  gu  fagen,  ba|  ein  Stag  bem  anbern  regelma'jsig 
folgt?  1 6.  28er  finb  Aurora  unb  %n§?  17.  2Ba§  ge= 
benft  Sere§  au§  SSertumnuS'  ^)orn  ju  ne^men?  18. 
SSarum  mil  fie  ba§  tun?  19.  2Ba§  fofl  jebe  garte  S3ruft 
im  l^eitern  ©lan^e  be§  Senses  lefen  ?  20.  2Ba§  fed  jebe 
$arte  Sruft  im  melfen  5lranje  be§  ^)erbfte§  lefen?  21. 
2Sa§  ift  bie  Sebeutung  be§  ®ebict)t§? 


fjrogen 


2)fe  tPorte  t>es 

i.  23ol)er  erfennen  nrir  bie  SBorte  be§  ©laubenS?  2. 
SSarutn  rnufe  ber  DJtenfdE)  an  bie  brei  2Borte  glauben? 
3.  SSie  ift  ber  9Jienfd)  gefcfyaffen?  4.  SSarum  mujs  man 
dor  bem  ©flatten,  ber  bie  $ette  bridjt,  ergittern  ?  5.  2Bona<i) 
fann  ber  5)?en[d)  ftreben?  6.  2Barum  lann  ein  ^inb  oft 
beffer  ^anbeln  al§  ein  Der[tanbiger  Sftenfd)  ?  7.  2BeI(fier 
2BiQe  luanft  niemalS  ?  8.  2Ba§  bleibt  etoig  unb  under* 
tinbert  ?  9.  2Bie  lange  fjat  ber  5Jienfd)  noc^  iunercn  2Bert  ? 


Z>er 


ift  be§  ^6nig§  erfte  2Iufforberimg  ?  2.  ?Tn 
tt)en  ift  fie  gericfjtet?  3.  2BeIdje§  ift  ber  ^o^ere  9iang, 
9titter§mann  ober  ^napp?  4.  2BeI(f)en  $rei§  derfprac^ 
ber  S^onig  bem  ©ieger?  5.  3Sa§  tut  ber  ®6nig  je^t  mit 
bem  S5ecf)er?  6.  2Ba§  fragt  er  bann?  7.  SSarum  fd)mei= 
gen  fitter  unb  $nappen  ftitl?  8.  SSie  oft  ergefjt  bie 
^tufforberung  be§  ®6nig§  an  bie  fitter  unb  ®nappen? 
9.  28er  ift  ber  Bungling,  ber  ba§  2Bagni§  enbliti)  unter= 
ne^men  njiU?  10.  2Bar  er  ein  fitter  ober  ein  ®  nappe? 
ii.  SJel^en  (Jinbrucf  mad)te  er  auf  bie  9tntt)efenben  ?  12. 
2Ba§  ift  bie  (S^ar^bbe?  13.  <Steigt  nac^  ber  33efdjreibung 
be§  2)ic^ter§  in  ber  fiinf  ten  ©troplje  ba§  2Baffer  in  bie  £>6f)e 
ober  in  bie  2iefe?  14.  2Ba§  fann  man  in  biefer  <Scene 
mit  ben  5tugen  feljen?  15.  2Sa§  fann  man  barin  fjoren? 
1  6.  SGBa§  bef<i)reibt  ber  2)id)ter  in  ber  fiebten  ©troplje? 
17.  2Barum  entfte^t  ein  <5$rei  be§  6ntfe^en§?  18. 


I56  ©filler 

SBort  ,,nimtner",  in  3«Ie  6,  ©eite  49,  fann  ,,nid)t  mcljr" 
unb  oucf)  ,,nie  mefyr"  bebeuten.  SBeldje  toon  ben  beiben 
Seutungen  lag  roofjl  in  ben  ©ebanlen  ber  3uf$auer  ?  19. 
3ft  ,,&ocf)I)er3iger  Bungling,  faljre  roo^ll"  (3eitc  10, 
©cite  49)  als  SBunfd)  ober  al§  $Iage  auSplegen?  20. 
2BeItf)e  SBirfung  erjielt  ber  ©idjter,  in  ben  3eilen  1 1  unb 
12,  ©cite  49,  baburd),  bafj  funf  SBorte  mit  einem  „$" 
anfangen?  21.  2Ber  fpric^t  bie  2Borte  in  ben  Qtiltn  13 
bi»  22,  ©eite  49?  22.  ©teigt  ba§  SSaffcr  je^t  anftotirtS 
ober  niebenuarts ?  23.  ^)6rt  man  bie  Sranbung  gucrft 
totcbcrfc^rcn,  ober  fieljt  man  fie,  e^e  man  fie  fyb'rt? 
24.  2Ba§  fiefjt  bie  5Renge  jcfet  in  ber  emporfliefsenben 
Sranbung?  25.  3«  3eife  12,  <Seite  50  ^ei^t  e§,  ,,e§ 
rubert",  unb  in  3ei^e  J3'  ®e'ie  5°  ^fet  e»,  ,,er  ift'S." 
SSarum  ,,e§"  in  ber  einen  3ei^e  un°  //er"  i«  ^^  nac^ften? 
26.  3«  3eite  1 8,  ©eite  50,  worauf  bejie^t  fic^  ba§  ,,e§" 
in:  ,,(B  be^ielt  ifin  nirfjt"?  27.  SBarum  atmete  ber 
©belfnabe  toon  f einem  2Bagni§  long  unb  tief?  28. 
greute  fi^  bie  SDienge?  29.  2Bie  rourbe  er  toon  ber 
5Uienge  begrii^t?  30.  2Bie  empfing  i^n  ber  ^onig? 
31.  2Bie  begriiBte  er  ben  $6nig?  32.  2Ba§  beridjtete 
er  iiber  bie  Sliefe?  33.  2Ba§  fagte  er  iiber  bie  ^inab= 
fafyrt?  34.  2Ba§  fagte  er  iiber  feinen  |>altepun!t?  35. 
2Ba§  beobadjtete  er  toon  feinem  |)aitepunfte  au§  iiber 
bie  2iefe  be§  9fteere§?  36.  28a§  ^orte  er  bort?  37.  2Ba§ 
fa^  er?  38.  2Ba§  mar  bie  ©eftalt,  ©rofee  unb  ftraft 
ber  5iere,  bie  er  fal)?  39.  2Barum  fagte  er,  ba|  er 
bort  ,,bie  einjig  fii^tenbe  Sruft"  roar?  fatten  bie 
Stiere,  bie  er  faf),  fein  ©efii^l?  40.  2Barum  fpridjt  er 
toon  bent  2;ier,  ba§  ^eranfrod),  al§  ,,e§"  ?  4 1 .  2Bie  gefcfia^ 
e§,  bafe  er  au§  biefer  fi^redlidjen  5iefe  roieber  an  bie  Ober= 
fld'c^e  lam,  unb  gerettet  rourbe?  42.  SBoburcf)  geigte  ber 


157 

®onig,  bajj  er  nod)  nidjt  gufrieben  fei?  43.  Belcfyen 
ncuen  2ofm  berfprad)  er  bem  ©belfnaben?  44.  2Ber  bittet 
fitrifyn?  45.  JBoburd)  erpfyte  ber  $6nig  ben  Solm? 

46.  2Ba§  betuog  ben  $nappen,  e§  noii)  etnmat  311  toagen? 

47.  SSarum  errotete  bie  ^ontg§toc^ter ?    48.  2Bte  berlicf 
ba§  jroeite   2Sagnt§?    49.  SBie  ber^iilt  [i^  bie   ganje 
£)anblung  ber  Saflabe  gu  ber  eine§  2)rama§?   50.  Unter= 
na^m  ber  ^nappe  ba§  2Bagni§  au§  Dabfucfyt,  (S^re  ober 
Siebe?    51.  28a3  ift  ber  ©runbgebanfe  biefer  SMabe? 


i.  SSo  fajj  ^omg  ^ranj?  2.  SBarum  fa^  er  bort? 
3.  2Ber  toar  nod)  bort?  4.  2Bann  tut  fid)  ber  3nnnger 
auf?  5.  2Ber  tritt  l^inetn  unb  tm'e  tut  er  e§  ?  6.  2Sa§ 
fommt  ^erein,  al§  ber  ^onig  gum  jtueiten  9)M  tuinft?  7. 
2Sie  fommt  bie[e§  2ier  ^erein?  8.  2Sa§  tut  er,  ba  er 
^creinfommt?  9.  28arum  greift  er  ben  Sotoen  nid)t  an? 
10.  2Sa§  !ommt  nun,  ba  ber  ^onig  tm'eber  nrinft?  n. 
2Ba§  tun  fie,  roenn  fie  ^ereinfommen?  12.  SBarnm  Ijoren 
fie  auf,  ben  Sliger  ju  bcldmpfen?  13.  2Ba§  faflt  jetjt 
bomSalfon?  14.  2Bo^in  faflt  er  ?  15.  2Ba§  berlangt 
grautein  ^unigunb  |e|t  bom  fitter  ®elorge§?  16. 
2Barum  fprid)t  fie  gu  i^m  ,,fpottenber  SBeif"?  17.  28a§ 
tut  ber  fitter?  18.  2Ba§  benlen  bie  3ufd)auer  babon? 

19.  SSie  mirb  er  bon  graulein  ^untgunb  empfangen? 

20.  SSarum  berlangt  er  feinen  Stan!  unb  berla'^t  fie? 


I58  ©djtltet 

Her  Hin$  fccs  pelvfrate* 

i.  SSer  ftanb  auf  2)ad)e§  ginneri?  See  note,  p.  58, 1.  i. 
2.  3u  mem  fprad)  er?  3.  2Ber  roar  $gt)pten§  $imig? 
See  note,  p.  58,  1.  5.  4.  2Bann  regierten  biefe  $errf<f)er? 
5.  2Barum  bacfjte  5JMtofrate§,  ba|  er  gliicflid)  fet?  6.  2Ba§ 
bacfyte  5lmafi3  bariiber?  7.  2Ber  ift  ttoljl  biefer  ,,(Sme", 
ben  ^otyf rate§  noct)  fiir^ten  follte?  8.  2Ba§  beridjtete  em 
23ote  je£t  iiber  btefen  5lebenbu^Ier  ?  9.  2Ba§  ^at  ber 
58ote  in  einem  [djtoarjen  SedEen  mitgebra(i)t  ?  10.  2Ba§ 
ift  5lma(i§'  Barnitng  je^t?  n.  ^ft  bie  ^lotte,  bie  auf 
ben  SBeflen  fcijroimmt,  eine  $ries§flotte  ober  eine  ^)anbel§= 
flotte?  12.  SSorau§  fann  man  ba§  fcfyliefcen?  13.  SBer, 
meint  5lmafi§,  lann  jefct  ber  3^Prer  Don  ^olptrateS' 
©liitf  toerben?  14.  SSie  beroa^rte  fi(^  biefe  5)ieinung? 
15.  TO  tueldjen  2Borten  briidft  5lmafi§  jefct  feine  feinting 
iiber  ba§  ©liicf  au§?  16.  2BeId>e§  finb  bie  SSorte  in 
,,SDa§  Sieb  toon  ber  ©locfe"  iiber  ba§felbe  Sterna  ?  17. 
SBorauf  ftii^t  5tmafi§  feine  5Jleinung,  ba^  e§  !ein  ©liid 
ofine  Ungliirf  gebe?  18.  SSelcfjen  9iat  be§  ?Imafi5  befolgt 
^olpfraie§?  19.  2Ba§  brad)te  ein  gifdjer  bent  ^3olpfrate§ 
am  ndc^ften  5Jtorgen  ?  20.  SSa§  finbet  ein  ^oc^  in  bent 
gifdje?  21.  2Barum  reift  5lmafi§  fdmett  nac^  ^)aitfe? 
22.  Ba§  ift  bie  ^bee  be§  ©ebid)t§?  23.  £at  bag  ©ebic^t 
^iftorif^e  23elege? 


Hitter 

i .  2Ber  ift  bie  ^erf on,  bie  in  ber  erften  @tropl)e  fpridjt  ? 
2.  3u  roem  fpriiijtfie?  3.  28oljin  reift  ber  fitter  jefct 
mit  feinen  SJtannen?  4.  2Ba§  bebeutet  ba§  ^reiij,  ba§  fie 


159 

cwf  ber  SBruft  trogen  ?  5.  2Bo§  tun  fie  im  Ijeiligen  Sanbe? 
6.  2Ba3  fjofft  ber  fitter  baburcf)  311  erjielen  ?  7.  2Barum 
bleibt  er  nid^t  longer  al§  ein  $aljr?  8.  SBofjin  reift  er 
bann?  9.  SSeldje  9tacf)rirf)t  iiber  feme  ©eliebte  erfyalt  er  ? 
10.  2Ba§  bebeutet  e§,  ba§  er  in  einem  Ijarenen  ©etnanb 
fortjieljt  unb  fii^  eine  £)iitte  bant?  n.  28o  bout  er  bie 
£titte?  12.  2Be§^aIb  bout  er  fie  mo^I  bort?  13.  SSarum 
beflagt  er  fein  @4ic{fol  nicfjt?  14.  2Bie  lange  tuo^nte  er 
inber^wtte?  15.  SBoran  ift  er  tooljl  geftorben?  16. 


ZHe  ^(ranidjc  bes 

i.  2Ba§  fiir  ein  ^am^f  toar  e§,  511  bem  ^bt)!u§  ging? 
2.  2Bo  tDiirbe  biefer  SSettftrcit  ge^alten?  3.  2Bo  mar 
Sb9lu§  511  £mufe?  4.  2BeI^em  SSeruf  folgte  er?  5.  Son 
ttem  Ijatte  er  bie  ©abe  ber  $>t(i)tfunft  ?  6.  2Ber  tear 
5tpoEo?  7.  2Ba§  mar  Slfrol orint^  ?  8.  2Ber  luor  5]Bo= 
feibon  ?  9.  SSelc^e  SSebeutving  legten  bie  alien  ©rie^en 
unb  Corner  ben  ^ranidien  bei?  10.  S35a§  begleitete  ben 
^b^lu§  auf  feiner  9teife?  n.  ©laubte  3b^!u§,  bafe  bie 
SSogel  i^m  ©lud  ober  Ungliicf  bringen  murben?  12.  2Ber 
i|t  ,,ber  ©aftlic^e",  ber  ifynen  geioogen  fein  foil?  13.  2Ber 
begegnet  3Jb^fu§  im  SSalbe?  14.  2Barum  lonnte  er  fic^ 
gegen  bie  5ftorber  nic^t  gut  berteibigen  ?  15.  2Ben  ruft 
er  urn  £ilfe  an?  16.  $n  meldjem  anbern  ©ebic^t  fagt 
ber  $irf)ter  don  bem  Sebrangten,  bafc  berfelbe  feine 
,,Stimme  f^icfet"?  17.  2Ba§  beflagt  3fb^fuS?  18. 
SBelcfje  SeuQen  bt§  9J?orbe§  prt  er?  19.  2Barum  fonnte 
er  fie  nidrt1  fe^en?  20.  SBojii  forbert  er  fie  auf?  21. 


160 

2Ba§  getgt  un§  bie  Statfadje,  baft  ber  Seidjnam  nadft  roar, 
al§  er  gefunben  rourbe?  22.  33on  roem  rourbe  ber  @r= 
morbete  erfannt?  23.  2Ba3  ift  ein  ©aftfreunb?  24.  2Bte 
fjoffte  ber  ©afifreunb  ben  $bt)tu3  roiebergufefyen ?  25.  2Bie 
Dcrfjielt  fid)  ba§  SSol!,  al§  e§  bon  ber  (Srmorbung  be§  ^bi)= 
fu§  ^iirte?  26.  2Ba§  berlnngt  e§  bon  ber  Obrtgfett?  27. 
2Ba§  tft  ein  ^r^tan?  28.  SBoburd)  tourbe  ba§  ?titf[inben 
ber  Berber  erf^mert?  29.  ^onnte  man  ttn'ffen,  ob  ber 
TOorb  be§  9taube3  ober  ber  9tac^e  megen  gefcfyalj?  30. 
Ber  tft  §etio§,  ,,ber  aHe§  3frbif(^e  befdjeint"?  31.  2Bo= 
^in  ift  ber  Berber  mefleicfn1  gegangen?  32.  2Bie  n)irb 
bie  9ftenge  be§  ^BublifumS  befd)rieben?  33.  SBofjer  famen 
aHe  bie  Seute?  34.  2Ba§  mar  bie  5lrt  be§  SlprgefangS? 
35.  2Ba§  war  ber  ^n^olt  beSfelben ?  36.  2Bie  mirfte  ber 
©efang  auf  bie  3uPrer?  37-  2B°g  ^ef  eine  ©timtne 
je^t  pli)^li(i)?  38.  SSoburc^  rourbe  ber  ^immel  je^t  ber= 
bunfelt?  39.  2Bie  tuirfte  ber  9tuf  ber  ©timme  auf  ba§ 
Stfolf?  40.  2Ber  maren  bie  ©umeniben  ?  41.  SBag  mar 
ba§  ©t^icffal  ber  SJiorber?  42.  2Da§  ift  bie  ^bee  be§  ©e= 


Dcr  (Rang,  nadj  ^em  (Etfcn^ammcr 

i.  2Ba§  fiir  ein  $nedjt  roar  $ribolin?  2.  SSie  tear 
feine  |)errin?  3.  Siebte  gribolin  bie  ©rd'fin,  rote  ein 
$nedjt  feine  |>errin  ober  roie  ein  @o^n  feine  9Kuttcr 
Itebt?  4.  2Barum  ^ajjte  ber  ^afler  Robert  ben  $ned)t 
JyriDotin?  5.  2Ba§  fiir  ein  Sftann  roar  Robert?  6. 
SBa§  fagte  er  feinem  |>errn  iiber  ^ribolin?  7.  23en 
nanntc  er  ben  SMmtben?  8.  SBaS  roar  Robert's  5tbfic^t? 
9.  2Bo^tn  ging  nun  ber  eiferfiidjtige  ©raf?  10.  2Ba§ 


161 

befanb  fief)  in  bem  2Balb?  n.  SSelc^en  9Iuftrag  gab  ber 
©raf  ben  groei  9Irbeitern  am  |)od)ofen?  12.  28ie  hrirfte 
biefer  2luf  trag  auf  bie  ®ned)te  ?  13.  28en  fdn'df  t  Robert  pm 
©raf  en?  14.  SSarum  frfjirfte  ber  ©raf  ben  ^ribolin  gum 
Gifenljammer?  15.  2Ba§  tat  griboltn,  etje  er  ging?  16. 
SSelc^cn  5Iuftrag  gibt  iijui  bie  ©rdfin?  17.  2B0  ^alt  er 
fid)  untertt)eg§  auf?  18.  SBarum  beforgt  er  bie  ^Bf[id)= 
ten  be§  @afrtftan§?  19.  2Sie  lange  bleibt  er  im  ©otte§= 
20.  SSofjin  gtng  er  je^t?  21.  2Bie  erfld'rte 
[ein  3u1Pa^°mmen  ^m  ©ifen^atnmer?  22. 
^tntmort  bringt  er  feinem  §errn  juriicf?  23. 
SSorauS  !ann  man  erfefyen,  baj^  ^ribolin  ben  ©inn  ber 
9tebe  nic^t  bcrftanb?  24.  2Be(ci)e§  ©d)icffal  erlitt  Robert 
tDof)t  baburcf),  bafj  ^ribotin  fid)  Derfpatete?  25.  2Ba§  fur 
ein  ©eric^t  erfannte  ber  ©raf  in  biefem  9Iu3fafl  ber  ©ac^e? 
26.  SSoburd)  jeigte  er,  ba§  er  ^ribolin  fur  einen  guten 
5}?enfd)en  ^ielt?  27.  2Ba§  ift  bie  Sbee  be§  ®ebid)te§? 
28.  2BeId)e§  beutfc^e  ©pridjraort  gibt  bie  ^bee  be§  ©e= 
ftieber? 


2tla<je 

i.  SSoburc^  !ann  man  in  ber  erften  (Strode  erfe^en, 
baji  ein  Sturm  tobt?  2.  SSer  fi^t  am  griinen  9iafen  be§ 
lifers?  3.  SBarum  feufjt  fie?  '4.  2Ben  ritft  fie  an? 
5.  Urn  roa§  bittet  fie?  6.  2Ber  fpric^t  bie  SBorte  in 
(Strophe  4  ?  7.  SBarum  rinnen  bie  Sranen  bergeblid;  ? 
8.  28a§  bcrfpridit  bie  Gutter  ©otte§?  9.  2Ber  fpric^t 
bie  2Borte  in  ber  le^ten  ©tropfye?  10.  SBarum  tt)ill  ba§ 
DJMbdjen  nid)t  auf^oren  gu  ftagen? 


©filler 

mit  J>em 

i.  2Bo  liegt  9tl)obu§?  2.  2Barum  lief  ba§  23 off  ju= 
fammen?  3.  2Ba§  ift  ein  Sinbrourm?  4.  2Ba§  Ijatte  ber 
£)rarf)e  ben  Bitten  unb  |)erben  getan?  5.  28er  Ijatte  ifm 
bejnwngen?  6.  2Barum  mar  e§  ein  gefafyrlidjeS  Unter= 
nefymen?  7.  SBeldje  anberen  SBb'rter  fann  man  [tatt 
,,@traujj"  gebraucfjen  ?  8.  28a§  roar  ber  <Sanft  ^o^anne§ 
Drben,  unb  wer  toaren  bie  fitter  be§  <SpitaI§  ?  9.  2Bie 
bejeugte  ba§  9SoI!  [cine  greube  iiber  bie  (Srlegung  be§ 
llnge^euer§?  10.  2Ba§  ift  bie  SSerttmnbtfdjaft  §tt)if(^cn 
bem  5Diei(ter,  in  3^ile  i/  ©eite  89,  unb  bem  giirften  in 
3cile  13,  ©eite  89?  n.  SSarum  glaubt  ber  ^)elb  feine 
^flic^t  getan  ju  ^aben?  12.  2Ba§  benft  ber  ©roBmeifter 
be§  Drben§  baju?  13.  SBarum  erbleicfjt  ba§  23olf,  tt)d^= 
renb  ber  ^)eib  nur  errotet?  14.  ^n  loeldjer  SBeife  ^atte 
ber  |)elb  bie  ©efe&e  be§  Drben§  iibertreten?  15.  SBarum 
glaubt  er  im  ©eifte  be§  ©efe^e§  ge^anbelt  ju  l^aben?  16. 
2Barum  me^rte  ber  ©ro^mei[ter  bem  Drben  ben 
17.  2Ber  maren  bie  tapferen  £>elben,  bon  benen  in 
7 — 1 6,  ©eitc  91  erja^It  toirb?  18.  SKarum  nennt 
man  fie  ,,tapfer"?  19*  28a§  badjte  ber  9titter  iiber  bie 

eine§  S^riften?  20.  SSo^in  ging  ber  fitter  Don 
mit  ber  @rlaubni§  be§  ©ro^meifterS?  21.  2Ba§ 
lie^  er  in  feiner  £>eimat  ma^en?  22.  2Ba§  ift  eine  Sacfye? 
23.  2Ba§  meint  ber  $)i(i)ter  mit  bem  5tu§brucf  ,,bon  flinfen 
Sdufen"  ?  24.  3"  toeld&em  3^cE  lie^  ber  fitter  einen 
2)rai!)en  nacijma^en?  25.  SBoIjin  leb^rte  er  jurudf,  al§  er 
bie  |)unbe  unb  ba§  ^ferb  abgerid)tet  ^atte?  26.  2Ba§ 
f)b'rte  er,  al§  er  an!am?  27.  2Borau§  erfie^t  man,  ba^  er 
bie  pflid)t  gegen  feine  TOitmenfrfien  p^er  f^te,  al§  feine 

gegen  ben  Drben?    28.  SBarum  toottte  cr  feine 


grogen  ^3 

3eugen  feiner  2at?  29.  2Bo  befanb  fid)  bie  ®ird)e,  ju 
ber  er  feine  ©djritte  lenfte  ?  30.  2BeI(i)e§  anbere  2Bort 
fann  man  anftatt  ,,begaben"  in3eile  4,  €>eite  95  gebrau= 
djen?  31.  2Bo  fyielt  ber  2>rad)e  fid)  auf?  32.  SSofytn 
ging  ber  fitter  Don  ber  ®ird)e?  33.  28er  ging  mit  if)m  ? 
34.  SGBaS  tear  ber  SSerlauf  beg  ^ampfe§?  35.  2Bie  na^= 
men  bie  guljorer  ben  23erid)t  auf?  36.  SSie  roollten  fie 
ben  |)elb  geefjrt  fe^en?  37.  2Ba§  ^ielt  ber  ©ropmeifter 
fiir  gefd^rlic^er:  @inen  SDradjen,  ber  bem  Sanbe  <S(i)aben 
jjufiigt,  ober  einen  miberfpenftigen  ©eift,  ber 
in  bie  SBelt  bringt?  38.  2Ba§  ^ielt  er  fiir  bie 
3ierbe  eine§  ©Ijriften:  5Jtut,  ober  ©e^orfam  unb  <Selbft= 
fterleitgnung  ?  39.  2Bie  bemie§  ber  fitter  feine  Semut? 
40.  2Ba3  ift  bie  ©runbibee  be§  ®ebid)te§? 


Siirgfcljaft 

i.  SSer  madjte  einen  5Korbberfu<i)  auf  ^ton^§?  2. 
2Ba§  mar  ber  SSerlauf  beffelben?  3.  2Ba§  gefcfjafy  bann 
mttS)amon?  4.  2Bie  lautete  ba§  Urteil?  5.  2Ba§  mar 
2>amon§  Sitte?  6.  2Sie  berfyielt  fief)  ber  argliftige 
311  biefer  3Mtte?  7.  2BeIc^e§  2krl)tiltni§  beftanb 
2)amon  unb  feinem  greunbe?  8.  2Bie  lange  mar  Samon 
untermegS?  9.  2BeId>e§  £rinberni§  ftellte  fic^  if)m  auf 
feiner  9tucfreife  guerft  in  ben  2Beg?  10.  SSobon  mar  ber 
Strom  fo  angef djmoflen ?  1 1.  28a§  ift  bie  SOBtrfung  eine§ 
^la^regenS?  12.  2Bie  befd)reibt  ber  2)id)ter  be§  3Banber= 
er§  9iot?  13.  2Sa§  unb  ju  mem  betete  er?  14.  SSie 
tarn  er  iiber  ben  ©trom?  15.  2Ba§  mar  ba§  jmeite  £)in= 
berni§,  ba§  fii^  i^m  entgegenfteflte  ?  16.  SSie  fiegte  er 


164  ©djtller 

iiber  bie  9tciuber?  17.  2BeIrf)e§  |)inberm§  font  ifnn  jefct 
in  ben  2Beg?  18.  2Ba§  betete  er  jefct?  19.  2Bie  nmrbe 
biefe  9tot  abgetnenbet  ?  20.  2Ba§  iiberfyorte  er  Don  ;$triei 
S&anberern?  21.  2Burbe  er  gequiilt  Don  biefer  unabfi<i)t= 
lidjen  9?acf)rid)t  ober  ttwrbe  er  oerfudjt?  22.  2Bas  ftor 
ber  9lat  be§  ^HojlratuS ?  23.  2Bte  meit  fdjd^te  ®amon 
fein  eigene§  2eben?  24.  3U  welder  3eit  lam  er  nocf)  on? 
25.  SBarum  toctnten  bie  $mn  ^reunbe?  26.  2Sa§  tot 
ba§  2SoII,  als  e§  biefen  33eraei§  ber  ebelften  $reunbe3treue 
fa^?  27.  2Bie  rti^rte  e§  ben  2;^rannen?  28.  2Ba§ 
meinte  cr  je^t  bon  ber  Srcuc?  29.  2Ba§  i[t  ber  ©runb= 
geban!e  biefer  S3a(Iabe? 


Das  (Eleufifdje 

i.  SSoju  toirb  in  ber  erften  ©trop^e  auf gef orbert  ?  2. 
i[t  bie  ^onigin?  3.  2Ba§  ^at  fie  gum  2BoJ)I  be§ 
geton  ?  4.  2Ba§  i[t  ein  Stroglob^te?  5.  S3  on 
ttelcfjem  t^inbe  i[t  in  Qeile  2,  ©eite  107  bie  3ftebe?  6. 
2Boburci)  fonnte  Gere»  fe^en,  ba^  I)ier  9J?enf(^en  geopfert 
tourben?  7.  2Ba»  jammert  fie?  8.  2Ba3  tt)itt  fie  fiir 
ben  $ftenfcf)ett  iun?  9.  2Ba§  ift  ber  23unb,  ben  ber  TOenfd) 
mit  ber  @rbe  ftiften  foil?  10.  23ei  tueldjer  ©elegenljeit 
erfd^eint  bie  ©Mtin  ben  SBilben?  u.  SBarum  Denueigert 
fie  bte  bargereirf)te  @cf)ale ?  12.  %n  roeliijer  SGBeife  le^rt 
fie  bem  5Jienfcfjen  ben  %ferbau  ?  13.  llm  n)Q§  bittet  fie 
3eu§?  14.  2luf  ft)eld)e  SSeifc  rt)irb  bie  Sitte  getoii^rt? 
15.  2Bie  tuirft  biefe»  auf  bie  milben  SRenfc^en?  16.  2Ber 
ift  2^emi»?  17.  2Barum  fufjrt  fie  ben  9teigen?  18. 
Ber  ift  ber  ©ott  ber  @ffe?  19.  28a§  tut  er  fiir  bie 


9Jienfdjen?  20.  SBarum  tragt  Sftinerbo  einen  ©peer? 
21.  SBer  folgt  9ftinerbct  auf  bem  $ufje?  22.  23on 
roa§  fiir  einer  $ette  i(t  in  Qait  n,  ©cite  112  bie  $ebe? 
23.  SBer  finb  bie  Oreaben?  24.  SBer  i[t  Slrtemis? 

25.  3"  toelrfiem  3*oecfe  Ijoljen  fie  ben  gicfytentoalb  ab? 

26.  SBer    ift    ber    ,,fci)tlfbe!rdnste    ©ott"?     27.  2Ba§ 
i[t  unter  bem  5tu§brucf  ,,bie  leidjtgefc^iirsten  ©tunben" 
gemeint?    28.  28a§  ift  ^ter  i^re  Sefc^af tigung  ?    29. 
2Bte  ^ei^t  ber  5}?eergott?    30.  2BeId)e  Arbeit  beforgt  er 
l)ier?    31.  SBer  ^ilft  i^m  babei?    32.  2Ba»  ift  mit  bem 
neunftimmigen  ©efang  ber  5lam6nen  gemeint?    33.  5tuf 
njeldje  ©age  finb  3^ilen  21 — 22,  ©eite  113  eine  5lnfpie= 
lung?    34.  SBer  tear  Snbele?    35.  SBer  ift  bie  ©otter= 
fonigin?    36.  SBer  ift  ber  fyolbe  $nabe,  ber,  jnfammen 
mit  S3emt§,  ba»  erfte  ^aar  fcfjmiicft?    37.  SBelrfjeS  2or  ift 
e»,  in  ba§  bie  neuen  Siirger  je^t  jieljen?    38.  SBelc^er 
llnterfrfjieb  befte^t  gmifcfjen  bem  9Kcnf(|en  unb  bem  Stier 
einerfeit§,  unb  ©ott  anbrerfeit§?    39.  2Ba§  ift  bie  ^bee 
be§@ebicf)te§? 


von  ber  (Blocfe 

i.  SBogu  forbert  ber  Mfter  bie  ©efeHen  auf?  2. 
hjoflen  5Jieifter  unb  ©efetlen  betradjten?  3.  2Ba§  ift 
bag  ben  ^ftenfcfien  jiert?  4.  SBetd)e§  ift  ber  graeite 
on  bie  ©efeflen?  5.  SSon  roem  roirb  bie  ©tocfe  jeugen, 
roenn  fie  in  ber  ©lodenftube  pngt?  6.  ?Iuf  toelcfje  SBeife 
hnrb  bie  ©locfe  ba§  ©c^idfal  ber  9ftenfd)en  anjeigen?  7. 
SBie  toeit  ift  bie  5lrbeit  in  $eHen  5 — J2,  6eite  118 
f ortgefc^ritten  ?  8.  ^(uf  tuelrfje  !ird)Iici)e  ^anblung  beutet 
ber  Sifter  in  ben  SBorten  in  3eile  15,  ©cite  118?  9. 


166 

» 

SSarum  ftefjt  em  ©ebcmlenftrid)  am  (Snbe  ber  20. 
<5eite  118?  10. 2Beld)e§  5Ibfd)nitt§  tm  Seben  roirb  in  ben 
folgenben  Qtilen  gebadjt?  n.  SSarum  ift  ber  ^tingling 
aflein?  12.  Bte^ruft  ber  Mfter  ba§  ©emifd)?  13. 
28a§  ift  ba»  ©probe  unb  ba§  SBeidje  in  bem  ©emifd)? 

14.  3u  roeldjem  $ergleid)  mit  bem  menfdjlidjen  Seben 
tt)irb  ber  5JZeifler  burd)  bte  5priifung  be§  details  gefii^rt? 

15.  SBeSfyalb  cinbert  fid)  wo^t  ba§  3Ser§map  in  3eile  19, 
©ette  120?    1 6.  2Bie  ftimmt  ba§  mit  bem  28ir!en  be§ 
|)au§tiater§  iiberein?    17.  2Ba§  ift  bie  (Srtlarung  be§  ge= 
anberten  33er§maf$e§  in  Qtik  8,  ©eite  121,  unb  bann 
tt)ieber  in  3eile  n  unb  22,  ©eite  121  ?   18.  SBorum  !^aben 
3eilen  n  unb  22,  <5eite  121  baffelbe  $er§majj?   19.  2Ba§ 
fie^t  ber  $ater  bom  ©iebel  be§  £wufe§?     20.  2Beffen 
rii^mt  er  fid)?    21.  SBoju  forbert  ber  9)ieifter  bie  ©efellen 
ouf,  e^e  ber  ©ufj  felbft  beginnt?    22.  SSMe  roirb  bie  ge= 
regelte  unb  bie  ungeregelte  ^raft  be§  $euer3  gefc^ilbert? 
23.  Sringt  bie  ©eroitterroolfe  @egen  ober  Unveil?    24. 
2Ba§  fiir  ein  ©turm  ift  e§,  ber  l^oc^  bom  2urm  tt)im= 
mert?    25.  SBobon  ift  ber  |)immel  rot  tt>ie  23Iut?    26. 
28ie  ift  ber  SSerlauf  be§  2kanbe§?    27.  SBorum  ift  ber 
^amiltenbater,  tro^  be§  abgebrannten  ^)aufe§  nocf)  ,,fro^= 
lidj"?    28.  2BeId>e  9BgIid)feit  befurdjtet  ber  9^eifter  in 
SBe^ug  ouf  bie  gefiiflte  gorm?    29.  2Bie  bergleid^t  ber 
9)ieifter  ein  <Samen!orn  unb  einen  <Snrg  ?    30.  28a§  ber= 
lunbet  bie  ©lode  bom  3)om?    31.  2Ber  ift  in  ber  gamilie 
geftorben?    32.  2Ber  roirb  je^t  ben  £au§f)alt  beforgen? 

33.  SBarum  roerben  bie  ^inber  nidjt  fo  gut  berforgt  fein? 

34.  2Ba§  roirb  ben  ©efcflen  gegb'nnt,  bi§  bie  ©lode  fid) 
abgeftiljlt  §at?    35.  3u  roelc^er  StageSjeit  jie^en  bie  |)er= 
ben  Ijeim?    36.  SBeldje  ©lode  lautet  ju  biefer  SageSjeit? 
37.  2BeId)e  ^a^reSjeit  roirb  in  3^ilen  i — 8,  <&eite  125 


angebeutet?  38.  SBarunt  roerben  9ftarft  unb  ©trafje 
flitter?  39.  SBejjfjalb  fd)redt  bie  9?ad)t  ben  ftdjern  Sitrger 
nid)t?  40.  2Ba»  i[t  notig,  tuenn  eine  ©emetnfdjaft  fid) 
be§  2BoI)Iftanb3  unb  ©egen3  erfreuen  fofl?  41.  2Ba§  ijat 
bte  Crbnung  getan?  42.  28obttrd)  ttrirb  bcr  Siirger  ge= 
gtert,  unb  tt)Q§  i[t  ber  So^n  feiner  5JJii^e?  43.  2Ba§  malt 
ben  |)immel  Iteblid),  unb  h)a§  malt  ifm  fd)recflic^?  44. 
SGBel^cS  ©ebtiube  ift  in  Qtile  6,  ©cite  130  gemetnt?  45. 
SBomit  Dergleicfyt  ber  Stdjter  bte  ^orm,  bie  toon  felbft  jer= 
bric^t?  46.  2Ber  ift  ber  ^^toigbtinbe'',  unb  ma§  ift  ,,be§ 
Si^tcS  £rimmel§fa<fel"  ?  47.  SBarum  fprtcfjt  ber  Sfteifter 
feine  ^reube  au§,  natfjbem  bie  gorm  jerbrocijen  ift?  48. 
2Ba§  ift  bie  Sebeutung  be§  9iamen§,  auf  ben  bie  ©lode 
getaiift  tt)irb?  49.  2Ba§  fott  ber  Seruf  ber  ©lode  fein? 
50.  2Ba§  fott  fie  leljren?  51.  SBaS  fofl  fie  ber  @tabt  be= 
beuten?  52.  2Ba§  fott  i^r  erftcS  ©ela'ute  fein? 


Das  Jltafcdjen  von  Orleans 


i.  2Ber  ift  ba§  ^d'bc^en  bon  Orleans?  2.  2Beld)e  5lb= 
fyat  ber  gemeine  ©pott?  3.  5Jiit  mm  fiitjrt  ber 
gemeine  SSifc  ^rieg?  4.  SBoran  glaubt  er  nidn1?  5. 
2Bie  berle^t  er  ben  ©tauben?  6.  2Bie  fommt  c§,  bap  bte 
2)id)tlunft  unb  bie  fromme  ©djtiferin  au§  bemfelben  ©e= 
f«^Ied)te  ftammen  ?  7.  SSie  !ommt  bie  Stdjtfunft  ifjr  gn 
^Hfc?  8.  SBarum  tm'rb  fie  unfterblic^  leben?  9.  2Ba§ 
ift  eS,  ba§  bte  SSelt  liebt?  10.  28er  fott  ba§  gemeine 
Sol!  unterfialten?  1  1  .  SBer  ift  9Komu§  ?  12.  SBarum 
fann  2ftomu3  ebelbenlenbe  2Jienfd>en  nic^t  unter^alten  ? 


i68  ©djiller 

<Eine  (Beifterftimtne 


i.  2Ber  ift  bie  ^erfon,  meldje  bie  gtoei  gfragen  ber  erften 
©tropic  fteflt?  2.  28ie  lange  fingen  bie  JJlcutytigaflen  ? 
3.  SBeldje  ©ettnfjfjeit  ift  in  ber  britten  Strode  au§gc= 
fprodjen?  4.  2luf  meldien  9ftorb  bejieljt  fie!)  $eile  8, 
©eite  136?  5.  SBeld&em  2Ba^n  ^ulbigt  S^efloS  SSater? 
6.  SSon  tcelc^en  9taumen  ift  in  3eile  13,  8eite  136  bie 
ftebe? 


i.  2Borau§  beftef)t  ba§  Seben  unb  bie  SBcIt?  2.  2Bo= 
mit  tt)irb  bie  ©itrone  uerglidjen?  3.  SSeldjem  3we(i 
bient  ber  3ucfer?  4.  SSotton  ift  ba§  SSeltafl  umgeben? 
5.  2Bo§  gibt  bem  5Jienfd)en  einen  belebenben  5lntrieb? 


Dcr  (5raf  t»on 

i.  SBarum  irirb  bie  |mnblung  no<^  5Ia<i)en  berlegt? 
2.  SBarum  fjei^t  ber  <SaaI  waltertumlid)"  ?  3.  2Ba§  t)er= 
fte^t  ber  ®icf)ter  I)ier  unter  ^etligc  3Jto$t"?  4.  2Bic 
!am  e»,  ba^  ber  ^faljgraf  be§  9tl)ein§  ©peifen  auf trug  ? 

5.  2Ser  tear  ber  33ol)tne,  unb  toarum  fc^enlte  er  SSein? 

6.  2Ber  unb  ioa§  raaren  bie  anberen  fieben  SBa^Ier?    7. 
SSer  iDQr  norf)  anraefenb  bei  biefer  ®r6nung3feier?  8.  %n 
nielctjer  ©timmung  war  ba§  33olf  ?    9.  SOSorum  freute  e§ 
fid)?     10.  2Ba§  roar  bie  faiferlofe  3eit?     n.  %n  tueldjer 
©timmung  mar  ber^aifer?     12.  2Sa§  fc^Itc  ifim  nodj 
unb  monad)  Derlangte  er?    13.  2Bie  mar  ber  ©anger  ge= 
fleibet?    14.  SSar  er  ein  junger  ober  ein  alter  9J?ann? 


169 

15.  2Ba§  fagte  er  gum  $aifer?  16.  SSarum  rooflte  ber 
ilaifer  bag  ifjema  bc»  ©efang§  nid)t  beftimtnen?  17. 
$  ing  ber  ©anger  fogieid)  an  311  fingen,  ober  fpielte  er  erft 
em  paar  Slfforbe  anf  fciner  Darfe?  18.  $on  roem  fingt 
ber  ©iinger?  19.  SBoljinauS  roollte  ber  Delb  reiten?  20. 
3u  roelcfyem  Q\wd  roar  ber  $rie[ter  unterroegS?  21.  2Bo 
trafen  fid)  bie  beiben?  22.  SBarum  fonnte  ber  ^3rie[ter 
ntd)t  ^iniiber?  23.  2Ba»  beroetft,  bap  ber  ©raf  fromm 
tt)ar?  24.  2Ba§  erfu^r  ber  ©raf  bom  ^Briefier?  25. 
28a§  tat  ber  ©raf,  al§  er  e3  ^orte?  26.  2Bie  fetjte  ber 
©raf  bie  ^aofi  fort?  27.  2Ba§  geigt,  bap  ber  Sprtefter 
ben  Qmtd  feiner  9letfe  erreidjte?  28.  SSarum  beftieg  ber 
^riefter  ba§  Sfofj  ntdjt,  al§  er  e§  bent  ©rafen  3uriidf= 
bradjte?  29.  2Bie  jeigte  ber  ©raf  jetjt  feinen  frommen 
Gbelfinn?  30.  2BeId)en  ©egen  erfle^te  ber  ^riefter  bafiir 
anf  ben  ©rafen?  31.  2Bie  finb  ber  ©anger  unb  ber 
^riefter,  bon  bem  er  fingt,  bertoanbt?  32.  28a§  ift  ba§ 
$8er^altni§  jroift^en  bem  $b'nig  unb  bem  ©rafen,  bon 
bem  gefungen  roirb?  33.  28a§  tat  nun  ba§  SSolf?  34. 
2Ba»lift  ber  ©runbgebanfe  be§  ©ebtd)te§? 


i.  2Ba§  metnt  ber  IDidjter,  roenn  er  fagt,  ba§  ber  ©teg 
jtbifc^en  Seben  unb  ©terben  fiifjrt?  2.  ^n  toelcfyen  anbe= 
ren  ©ebic^ten  roirb  ba§  SSort  ,,©teg"  in  a^nlidjem  ©inne 
gebraucfyt?  3.  SSer  finb  bie  9tiefen,  bie  ben  SBeg  fper= 
ren?  4.  2Ba§  ift  bie  Soroin  in  Qnk  5,  ©eite  144?  5. 
28arum  fagt  ber  Sidjter  bon  ib^r,  ba^  fie  fdjlaft?  9.  25on 
roem  roar  bie  Sriicfe  ber  ©age  nacf)  erbaut?  7.  SSa§  ift 


I7o 

ba§  £o»,  ba§  fttf)  b'ffnet?  8.  $n  toel^em  anberen  SBerfe 
©fillers  hrirb  auf  ba§  5£or  fiingeroiefen  ?  9.  2Ba§  fiefyt 
man,  toenn  man  burcf)  ba§  S£or  gegangen  ift?  10.  28ic 
lommt  e§,  bajj  Derbft  unb  grueling  fid)  tyier  bereinen  ? 

11.  28ie  Ijeifjen  bie  bier  ©trome,  bte  f)ter  entfpringen? 

12.  2Barum  ift  t^r  OueH  ,,ettrig  berborgen"  ?   13.  2Barum 
finb  SSoIlen  ,^immlif^e  Softer"?     14.  SBeS^alb  ftetlt 
fidj  !ein  irbifdjer  3eu9e  bt§  San^eS  ein?    15.  2Ba§  ift  bte 
biamantene  ^rone,  bte  bte  ©time  bet  $ontgin  um!ra'njt  ? 
1 6.  2Bte  fommt  e§,  bajj  bie  <Stra|Ien  ber  ©onne  biefe 
$rone  nicf)t  ertbd'rmen? 


Der  Ulpenja^cr 

i.  SSer  fpttiijt  bie  SBorte  in  ben  erften  bier  3eilen  be§ 
©ebid)t§?  2.  2Ber  ftiricijt  bie  2Borte  in  ben  gtuei  folgen= 
ben^eWen?  3.  ®urc^  ttrie  biele  3eilen  ge^t  biefe  9tebe 
itnb  ©egenrebe?  4.  5luf  tbelcfye  Sefc^af  tig  ting  roeift  bie 
Gutter  ben  @o§n  juerft  i)in  ?  5.  5lttf  wel^c  toeift  fie  i^n 
bann  ^in?  6.  2Belcf)e  Sefc^aftigung  gefiel  bem  @o^n 
beffer?  7.  2Ba§  geigt  un§  in  3^ilen  13 — 18,  ©eite  147 
an,  ba|  ber  @o^n  ein  fe^r  eifriger  ^a^i  tnar?  8.  2Bie 
tocit  berfolgt  er  bie  ©emfe?  9.  $ft  cine  folcije  SBerfoIgitng 
al§  ^agblitft  ober  al§  ^rebel  an  ber  $reatur  anjufe^en  ? 
10.  $ft  ber  le^te,  ^odjfte  3w|Tud)t§ort  eine§  2iere§  tnentger 
^eiltg  olS  ber  etne§  SJJenfc^en?  n.  2Birb  ein  2ttenf<$, 
ber  fttr  einen  5CRitmenfi^en  !etn  ©rbarmen  ^at,  folrf)e§  fiir 
ein  Sier  ^aben?  12.  28er  f^ii^t  ba§  geqttalte  2ier  in 
feiner  9lot?  13.  2Bie  tueift  er  ben  Ottaler  in  fetne 
©c^ranlen  gnriic!?  14.  2Ba§  ift  bie  ©runbibee  be§  ©e= 


VOCABULARY 


The  Vocabulary  is  intended  to  be  complete,  including  proper 
names,  but  a  separate  entry  of  adjectives  used  as  adverbs  has  not 
always  been  made.  The  separable  verbs  are  marked  by  an  asterisk, 
and  some  doubtful  cases  are  thus  given  when  a  separate  entry  of 
adverb  and  simple  verb  might  have  seemed  preferable.  The 
abbreviations  require  no  explanation.  References  to  the  text, 
except  to  a  few  notes,  have  not  been  included,  but  when  necessary 
the  special  meaning  or  use  in  an  idiom  has  been  added  after  the 
ordinary  meaning. 


21 

(-§),  n.,  Aachen 
or  Aix-la-Chapelle,  the 
northern  '  capital  of 
Charles  the  Great. 

Star  (-§,  -e)  ,  m.,  eagle. 

db,  see  ouf. 

ab*borgen,  to  borrow. 

2lbenb    (-§,   -c),    m.,   even- 
ing, west. 

Slbenbrot    (§),    n.,    evening 
glow. 

§Ibcnteiicr 
venture 
sight. 

obcr,  but,   however. 

ob*gebronnt,   burned   down, 
destroyed  by  fire. 

SIbgrunb     (-e§,      "e),      m., 
abyss,  chasm. 


(-§,  -),   «.,  ad- 
strange event  or 


to  clear  a  forest. 

ob*IUIjlen,  to  cool  off. 

Sibhmft  (-,  *e),  f.,  lineage, 
descent. 

ob*Iaufen  (ie,  au),  to  run 
down. 

ab*meffen  (a,  c),  to  meas- 
ure, measure  off. 

ob*praHen,  to  rebound, 
glance  off. 

ab*ud)ten,  to  train. 

Slbfdjteb  (-eg),  m.,  de- 
parture. 

ab*fd)iefeenb,  sloping  pre- 
cipitately. 

Slbfdjmtt  (-§,  -e),  m.,  part, 
division,  time,  chapter, 
period. 

obfdjiifftg,  steep,  precip- 
itous. 

ab*fd)tuoren  (o  or  u,  o),  to 


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foreswear,  renounce,  deny 
upon  oath. 

Sibfidjt  (-,  -en),  f.t  inten- 
tion, purpose. 

ob*fonbern,  to  separate ; 
fti)  — ,  seclude  or  with- 
draw from  (Don). 

ab*fteigen  (te,  ie),  to  go 
down,  dismount,  .alight. 

SIbftofeen  (-§),  n.,  (act  of) 
repelling. 

ab*ytiir-3en,  to  precipitate, 
rush  down. 

ab*tDecf)feIn,  to  alternate, 
exchange. 

ob*h?enben  (toonbte  or 
ftenbete,  genxtnbt  or  ge- 
toenbet),  to  turn  away, 
avert. 

ab*hrinben  (a,  u),  to  un- 
wind. 

ad),  oh,  alas. 

cidjten,  to  heed. 

ad)t*geben  (o,  e) ,  to  pay 
attention  to,  give  heed  to. 

Slcfer  (-§,  -  and  *),  m., 
soil,  ground,  field,  tilled 
ground. 

SlcEerbou  (-§),  m.,  agri- 
culture. 

Slbd    (-§),  nt.,  nobility. 

ctbeZig,  noble,   excellent. 

Slbler   (-§,  -),  n».,  eagle. 

SIblergcmg  (-e§,  ^c),  m., 
eagle's  course. 

SIbmet  (-§),  m.,  Admetus, 
see  Sllccftc. 

Slfrifa   (-g),  n.,  Africa. 


(-§),  «.,  Egypt. 
(-e§,    -en),     wt.,     an- 
cestor. 

o^nben,  see  a^nen. 

afjnen,  to  divine,  apprehend, 
surmise,  anticipate. 

afjnlid),  similar. 

S^re  (-,  -n),  f.,  spike  or 
ear  (of  grain). 

SIfforb    (-§,  -e),  m.,  chord. 

SIfrofortntf)  (-§),  n.,  the 
citadel  rock  southwest  of 
Corinth,  tower-crowned 
Corinth. 

§IIcefte,  f.,  Alcestis,  wife 
of  Admetus.  She  con- 
sented to  die  for  her  hus- 
band who  had  been 
promised  immortality, 
should  he  find  a  mortal 
willing  to  die  in  his  place. 

ott(e),  all;  ba§  SHI,  the 
whole,  the  universe ; 
-e§,  everything,  every- 
body, all  present. 

oUba,  there. 

oHetn,  alone ;  but. 

aHeralteft,  oldest  of  all, 
oldest,  very  old. 

aflerfdjb'nft,  most  beautiful 
of  all. 

oH^etltg,  all-holy,  most 
sacred. 

allmadjttg,  almighty. 

Sllpenjctger  (-§,  -),  m.,  Al- 
pine hunter. 

al§,  as,  than ;  when ;  al§ 
ob,  as  if. 


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173 


(alfo&alb),  imme- 
diately, forthwith,  [then. 

olfo,     thus,     in     this     way, 

alt,  old. 

SUtan  (-§,  -e) ,  m.,  balcony, 
terrace. 

Slltar   (-e§,  *e),  m.,  altar. 

SUtcr  (-§,  -),  «.,  age, 
years,  epoch. 

altern,  to  grow  old,  decay. 

oltcrtiimlid),  ancient,  an- 
tique. 

om=an  bcm. 

Hmaltljea,  f.;  see  p.  32,  n.  8. 

§lmafi§,  m.,  Amasis. 

Stmatfiunt  =  2lmatI)U§,  a  city 
of  Phoenician  origin  on 
the  coast  of  Cyprus,  at 
which  Venus  was  espec- 
ially worshiped.  The  form 
?Imatrjitnt  is  coined  by 
Schiller  for  sake  of  the 
rhyme. 

SImatljufta,  an  epithet  ap- 
plied to  Venus ;  see  Strrta* 
tfjunt. 

STm&ofo   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  anvil. 

ambrofifd),  ambrosial,  re- 
freshing. 

?ltnor,  m.,  Love  or  Cupid, 
son  of  Venus  and  Mars. 

?rmt  (-e§,  ^er),  n.,  office, 
station. 

on,  by,  in,  by  means  of,  on, 
upon,  to,  against,  at, 
about,  along;  t>on...an, 
beginning  from,  from... 
upwards. 


SlnBItc!  (-§,  -e),  m.,  sight, 
scene. 

cm*FjItcfert,  to  look  at,  stare 
at,  gaze  upon. 

2Inbarf)t  (-,  -en),  f.,  de- 
votion, prayer. 

Slnbddjtige  (-n,  -n),  m.,  de- 
vout one,  worshipper. 

anber,  other,  another,  next, 
different,  second. 

cmbcr§,  otherwise,  different. 

anbcrt   (fid)),  to  change. 

cm*beuten,  to  point  out, 
hint,  intimate. 

cmbrerfeitg,  on  the  other 
hand. 

cm*faffen  (tc,  a) ,  to  assail, 
invade,  fall  upon. 

Stnfong  (-§,  *e),  m.,  begin- 
ning. 

on*fangcn   (t,  a),  to  begin. 

angcneljm,  pleasant. 

?Inocfid)t  (-e§,  -er),  n., 
face,  countenance,  pre- 
sence. 

cm*grctfen  (griff,  gcgrif* 
fen),  to  attack. 

§Ingft  (-,  *e),  f.,  anxiety, 
trouble,  fright. 

cingftigen,  to  make  anxious, 
torment,  torture. 

cmgftlidj,    timid,    frightened. 

Stn^onger  (-§,  -),  m.,  fol- 
lower, adherent. 

cm*I)erjen  (o  or  it,  o),  to 
begin,  commence. 

on*^eften  (ftdj),  to  cling 
to,  follow  closely. 


SCHILLER'S   BALLADS   AND   LYRICS 


an*5,ej3en,  to  set  on  (a 
dog). 

Slnfer  (-§,  -),  m.,  anchor. 

cm*IIopfen,  to  knock  at,  to 
rap. 

onlniipfcn,  to  tie,  join,  knit, 
unite,  bind. 

cm*fommen  (font,  o),  to 
arrive. 

on*Iiinben,  to  announce, 
proclaim. 

an*!iinbtgett,  to  announce. 

an*Iad}eltt,  to  smile  at. 

on*Iegen,  to  apply,  put; 
aim. 

an*tnofeen  (fid)),  to  as- 
sume, claim,  pretend. 

an*melben,   to  announce. 

Slntmtt,    f.,   grace,    concord. 

Slntmttftraljlenbe  (-n,  -n), 
f.,  graceful,  full  of 
charm. 

<m*neB,men  (o,  gertomtnen), 
to  accept,  receive,  take. 

cm*reben,  to  say  to,  ad- 
dress. 

cm*ritfen  (te,  u),  to  in- 
voke, implore. 

cm§  =  on  bo§. 

an*fdjtdten  (fid)),  to  pre- 
pare, make  ready. 

cm*fdjlagen  (it,  a) ,  to 
strike  against ;  as  hunt- 
ing term,  to  bark  (of 
dogs  when  they  strike  a 
trail),  to  bay. 

an*fd)roeflen  (o,  o),  to 
swell. 


an*fdjen  (a,  c),  to  view, 
look  at. 

Slnfptelung  (-,  -en),  f.,  al- 
lusion. 

cm*ftrinnm  (a,  o),  to  spin 
together,  contrive. 

cm*fpornen,  to  spur  on. 

SInftonb  (-§,  "c),  m.,  bear- 
ing, demeanor,  decorum. 

onftatt,  instead  of. 

on*fttmmen,  to  sound, 
strike  up. 

SIntltk  (-e§),  n.,  face,  coun- 
tenance, [find. 

on*treffen   (o,  o),  to  meet, 

Slntrteb  (-§,  -c),  m.,  im- 
pulse. 

Slntoort  (-,  -en),  /.,  an- 
swer, reply. 

cmtoefenb,  present;  as  noun, 
one  present. 

an*3eigen,  to  indicate,  point 
out,  announce. 

Slngiefien  (-§),  n.,  attrac- 
tion. 

oolifdj,   Aeolian. 

StpoH,  m.,  Apollo,  son  of 
Jupiter  and  Latona,  god 
of  music,  poetry  and  fine 
arts.  See  also  $elto§. 

Slrabten    (-§),  n.,  Arabia. 

arabifd),  Arabian. 

Slrbett  (-,  -en),  f.,  labor, 
work. 

Strbetter  (-§,  -),  m.,  la- 
borer, workman. 

ctrbettbofl,  laborious,  diffi- 
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Org,  wicked. 

Slrglift,  f.,  cunning,  shrewd- 
ness, deceit. 

orgltfttg,   crafty,   deceitful. 

Vlrgttiol)n  (-e§),  m.,  sus- 
picion, distrust,  jealousy. 

Slrion,  m.,  Arion,  a  Lesbian 
poet  of  about  700  n.  c., 
famous  for  his  playing  on 
the  cithara. 

Strm  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  arm. 

arm,  poor. 

Slrmut,  f.,  poverty,  want. 

Slrt  (-,  -en),  f.,  style,  char- 
acter, manner. 

2lrtemi§,  f.,  Artemis  or  Di- 
ana, goddess  of  the  moon 
and  of  the  chase,  twin 
sister  of  Apollo. 

Slfdje  (-,  -n),  f.,  ashes, 
cinders.  [potash. 

Slfdienfola     (-eS,    -e),     n., 

Slfien  (-§),  n.,  Asia. 

Sift  (-c§,  *e),  m.,  bough, 
branch. 

Sltem  (-§),  w.,  breath. 

fttljer   (-§),  m.,  ether. 

otmen,  to  breathe. 

oudj,  also,  likewise,  too, 
even;  ft>a§. .  .  aucf),  what- 
ever; trier. .  .aucf),  who- 
ever. 

Slu(e),  (-,  -n),  f.,  meadow, 
plain,  pasture. 

ouf,  at,  in,  on,  upon,  about, 
for;  cmf  tmmerbar,  see 
immerbar;  aitf  unb  ab, 
back  and  forth. 


auf*bamtnern,  to  dawn,  rise 

with  a  faint  gleam. 
cmf*becfen,   to  uncover,   un- 

vail. 
Siufcnt^alt     (-e§,    -e),    m., 

delay,    hindrance,     pause, 

stopping. 
aitf*erjtel)en      (erftanb,    er* 

ftanben),    to    arise,    come 

to  light. 

Sliifftnben    (§),    n.,   discov- 
ery, finding. 
auf*forbern,  to  invite,  ask, 

demand. 
Stufforberung    (-,  -en),    f., 

summons,    challenge. 
Slufgobe    (-,  -n),    f.,    task, 

object. 
cutf*f)alten    (fid^)     (te,    a), 

to  tarry,   linger,  stop. 
auf*Ijeben    (o   or  u,   o) ,   to 

raise,  take  up ;  er  tft  ailf - 

geljoben,   we   have   settled 

his   business,   he   is   cared 

for. 
auf*!)oren,  to  cease,   desist, 

stop. 
auf*jagen,    to   start,    rouse, 

hunt. 

cmf*I6fen      (ftd)),     to     dis- 
solve, melt;  be  resolved. 
auf*mad)en    (fidj),    to    set 

out,  be  off. 
auf*ne^men      (o,      genom* 

men),    to    take    up,    take, 

receive. 
auf*raffen     (ftc^),    to    rise 

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auf*rid)ten  (fief)),  to  arise, 
stand  up.  [uproar,  riot. 

Slufruijr    (-§),    m.,    tumult, 

ouf§  =  aitf  ba§. 

auf*fd)eud)en,  to  scare  up. 

cmf*fd)ft>tngen  (fid))  (a,  u), 
to  leap  up,  mount. 

cmf*ftel)en  (ftanb,  geftan* 
ben),  to  rise,  arise. 

aitf*fteigen  (ie,  ie),  to  go 
up,  ascend. 

ouf*tun  (tat,  a),  to  open; 
fid)  — ,  to  be  opened. 

Sluftrag  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  com- 
mission. 

auf*tragen  (u,  a),  to  serve. 

auf*tiirmcn,  to  build  up, 
prop  up. 

auftiirmenb,  towering. 

cmf*tt>aHen,  to  boil  up,  roll 
up. 

auftoartS,  upward. 

auf*ft>eden,  to  awake,  a- 
rouse. 

Singe  (-§, -n),  n.,  eye;  bud. 

Slugenbltcf  (-c§,  -e),  m.,  in- 
stant, moment. 

Sluli§,  n,,  Aulis. 

Slurora  (2turorcn§) ,  Auro- 
ra, goddess  of  the  dawn. 

ou§,  out  of,  from ;  of. 

ou§*bred)en  (o,  o),  to 
break  out. 

cw^briirfen,   to   express. 

ail§etncmber,  apart,  sepa- 
rated. 

StuSfoH  (-e§,  -"e),  m.,  re- 
sult, issue,  termination. 


ou§*gtef$en   (o,  o),  to  pour 

out. 
SluSlanb    (-e§),   n.,   foreign 

parts. 

ou§*Icgcn,  to  interpret. 
au§*itefern,  to  give  over  or 

up. 

au§*Iofd)en   (o,  o  or  weak}, 
-  to  die,    be    extinguished ; 

to  put  out,  extinguish. 
au§*mad)en,  to  end,  decide, 

settle. 
au§*pliinbern,     to    plunder 

completely,  rob. 
cm§*rufen    (ie,   u),   to   cry 

out,  exclaim. 

cm§*feljen  (a,  e),  to  appear, 
oufjert,    without,   outside, 
oufeer,  besides, 
(iufcer,       outer,        exterior ; 

dufeerft,    outermost,   most 

extreme. 
cm§*fof)nen,     to     reconcile, 

appease. 
cm§*fpeten   (ie,  ie),  to  spit 

out,  eject. 

au§*fpredjen  (o,  o),  to  con- 
clude,     finish      speaking, 

express. 
cm§*ftetgen      (ie,     ie),     to 

land,  disembark. 
cm§*fterben   (a,  o),    to    die 

away,   become  extinct,  be 

abandoned    or   deserted. 
au§*ftof5en   (ie,  o),  to  push 

out. 
au§*ftrecfen,  to  stretch  out, 

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OU§*teiIen,  to  distribute. 

cm§*tretben  (ie,  ie),  to 
drive  out. 

cu§*iiben,  to  execute,  dis- 
charge ;  exercise,  perfect 
by  practice. 

au§*toeidjen  (t,  i),  to 
evade,  shun,  avoid. 

cm§*3tef)ert  (303,  gegogen) , 
to  go  out,  go  forth. 

&£t  (-,  *e),f.,  ax. 


83acd)it§,   m.,   Bacchus,   god 

of  wine. 
SBadj    (-e§,   *e),   m.,  brook, 

rill. 
*8adjlein    (-§,   -),   n.,  little 

brook,  brooklet. 
S3ab,n  (-,  -en),  f.,  pathway, 

track. 
6alb,  soon. 

S3alg  (-c§,  *e) ,  w.,  bellows. 
S3alfen    (-§,  -),   m.,   beam, 

rafter. 
33al!on   (-§,  -c  or  -§),  w., 

balcony,  platform. 
<8att     (-e§,    -e),    m.,    ball, 

globe. 

StoHobe  (-,  -n),  /.,  ballad. 
baHen,   to   form   into   balls, 

gather   into    balls;    311... 

®Iumpen  geballt,  gathered 

in  ball-like  masses, 
balfamtfcf),  balmy. 
S3anb  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  volume. 
83anb  (-e§,  *et),  n.,  ribbon. 


S3anb  (-e§,  -c),  n.,  tie, 
band,  chain.  [trol. 

banbigert,  to  restrain,  con- 
bong,  timid,  afraid,  making 
anxious,  frightening;  tim- 
idly. 

JBanf  (-,  *e),  f.,  bench. 

S3arbar  (-§  or  -en,  -en), 
barbarian,  savage. 

S3afolt    (-§,  -e),  m.,  basalt. 

aSafiltSfett&Itd  (-e§,  -e) ,  m., 
basilisk  glance,  deadly  or 
fatal  glance. 

S3ou  (-e§,  -e,  or  commonly 
Stouten),  w.,  building, 
structure. 

S3aurf)   (-e§,  *c),  w.,  belly. 

baiten,  to  build,  cultivate, 
improve. 

23aitm  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  tree, 
beam,  bar;  timber. 

S3aumeijter  (-§,  -),  m., 
builder,  architect. 

bciumen,  to  rear. 

beben,  to  quiver,  thrill, 
tremble. 

Sedjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  cup, 
beaker,  goblet. 

S3edfen  (-§,  -),  M.,  vortex 
(of  a  whirlpool)  ;  basin. 

bebcidjtig,  cautious,  meas- 
ured. 

bebeden,  to  cover. 

bebenlen  (bebodjte,  bebadjt), 
to  consider. 

S3eben!en  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  re- 
flection, deliberation. 

bebeitten,    to     inform;     ex- 


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plain,  instruct,  enjoin,  di- 
rect ;  signify,  mean. 

S3ebeuten  (-§),  n.,  meaning, 
purport.  [cant. 

bebeutenb,  meaning,   signifi- 

S3ebeutung  (-,  -en),  /.,  im- 
portance, meaning. 

bebienen,  to  serve,  attend; 
fid)  — ,  to  use. 

SJebrangte  (-n,  -n),  w., 
one  in  distress. 

bebrduen,  see  bebroljen. 

bebroljen,  to  threaten,  men- 
ace. 

bebriicfen,  to  oppress,  dis- 
tress. 

bcbiirftig,  needy,  poor. 

beeinfluffen,  to  influence. 

bccnbigcn,  to  end,  conclude, 
finish  speaking. 

S3eet  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  bed, 
border. 

befaljren  (u,  a),  to  traverse. 
As  wk.  vb.,  to  fear. 

befeljben,  to  make  war  upon, 
attack. 

S3efeljl  (-§,  -e),  tn.,  com- 
mand, order. 

befeljlen  (a,  o),  to  com- 
mand, bid,  order,  commit. 

befeiidjten,  to  moisten,  make 
damp,  wet. 

befinben  (fid))  (o,  it),  to 
be,  find  one's  self. 

befliigcln,  to  lend  wings 
(to),  accelerate,  hasten. 

befolgen,  to  follow,  obey, 
heed. 


befbrbern,  to  accelerate,  ex- 
pedite. 

befrei(e)n,  to  free,  set  free, 
relieve. 

befreunbet,  friendly. 

befriebigen,  to  satisfy,  gra- 
tify. 

befiirdjten,  to  fear. 

bcgoben,  to  make  gifts  (to). 

begegnen,  to  meet. 

begeljren,  to  desire,  wish. 

begetftert,  inspired. 

SBegter,  f.,  see  93cgterbe. 

S3egterbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  eager 
desire,  lust. 

begiefeen  (o,  o),  to  water, 
sprinkle. 

begtnnen  (o,  o),  to  begin, 
commence. 

begleiten,  to  accompany,  es- 
cort, attend,  wait  upon. 

S3egletter  (-§,  -),  m.,  com- 
panion, attendant. 

S3eglettimg  (-,  -en),  f.,  ac- 
companying, company. 

begliicfen,  to  make  happy, 
bless;  ber  93egIUdfte, 
'happy  man. 

begliirfenb,  blessing,  show- 
ing favor. 

begroben  (u,  o),  to  bury, 
cover. 

begreifen  (begrtff,  begrif? 
fen),  to  comprehend,  un 
derstand. 

begriinben,  to  found,  estab- 
lish. 

begriifeen,  to  salute,  greet. 


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!  beljalten  (te,  a),  to  keep, 
hold.  [sist  in. 

]    befyarrert,  to  persevere,  per- 
I    bef)arrlid),   persistent,    con- 
stant. 

1  beljenb,  quickly,  nimbly, 
dextrously,  with  agility ; 
quick,  clever. 

bcl)errfd)en,  to  rule,  control ; 
beljerrfdjt,  governed,  held 
under  sway. 

bdjergt,  brave,  spirited, 
stout-hearted,  courageous ; 
ber  SBeljergte,  the  brave 
man,  courageous  man. 

bet,  by,  at ;  from,  of,  with. 

betbe,  both,  the  two. 

SBcifaH  (-§),  m.,  approval, 
applause. 

bei*legen,  to  impute. 

beim  =  bet  bem. 

beifeit,  aside. 

be!ampfen,  to  attack,  op- 
pose. 

befannt,  known,  distinguish- 
ed, famed. 

befennen  (bcfanntc,  be* 
fount),  to  confess,  avow, 
acknowledge. 

beflogen,  to  bewail. 

befranaen,  to  wreathe, 
crown,  garland,  decorate. 

belreugen  (fid)),  to  make 
<he  sign  of  the  cross. 

befrtegen,  to  make  war  up- 
on, wage  war  against. 

belaben  (u,  a),  to  load, 
laden. 


beleben,  to  animate. 

belebenb,  animating. 

belebt,  animated,  active, 
lively. 

S3eleg  (-e§,  -t) ,  m.,  authen- 
tic proof. 

beleitdjten,  to  light  up,  illu- 
minate. 

beloljnen,  to  reward,  re- 
compense. 

bene^cn,  to  wet,  moisten. 

beobodjten,  to  observe. 

beraten  (tc,  a),  to  advise, 
counsel. 

bereidjern,  to  enrich. 

bereit,  ready,  prepared ; 
fid)  -  •  madjen,  to  get 
ready,  make  ready. 

bereitcn,  to  prepare,  make 
ready ;  fid)  — ,  to  make 
preparation. 

bereiten,  to  atone,  pay  pen- 
alty for. 

93erg  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  moun- 
tain, hill. 

bergab,  down  hill. 

bergauf,  up  hill. 

bergcn  (a,  o),  to  hide,  con- 
ceal. 

83erge§alte  (-n,  -n),  m., 
old  man  of  the  mountain. 

93erge§riicfen  (-§,  -),  m., 
mountain  ridge. 

bergcttef,    mountain-deep. 

S3erglieb  (-e§,  -er),  n., 
mountain  carol. 

S3ergmonn  (-e§,  *er),  m., 
miner. 


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S3ergtrihnmer,  n.,  pi,  moun- 
tain fragments,  boulders. 

Script   (-§,  -e),  m.,  report. 

beridjten,  to  report. 

berften  (a,  o),  to  burst, 
crack,  rend,  explode. 

beruden,  to  entrap,  ensnare. 

23eruf  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  call, 
calling,  vocation. 

beriirjren,  to  touch,  come  in 
contact  with. 

befdnftigen,  to  appease, 
calm,  quiet. 

S3efd)afttgimg  (-,  -en),  f., 
occupation,  calling. 

befdjcimen,  to  put  to  shame. 

befdjeiben,  modest. 

befdjetnen  (te,  ie),  to  shine 
upon,  illumine. 

befdjenlen,  to  present,  give 
as  a  present. 

befdjeren,  to  bestow,  pre- 
sent, give.  [upon. 

befdjleidjcn    (t,   i),   to   steal 

befdjltefjen  (o,  o),  to  con- 
clude, finish,  end ;  re- 
solve, determine. 

befdjtdnlen,  to  bound,  limit, 
restrict. 

befdjreiben  (te,  ic),  to  de- 
scribe, portray. 

befdjreiten  (befdjrttt,  be* 
fdjrttten),  to  bestride  (a 
horse). 

befeelen,  to  animate. 

befeltgenb,  inspiring. 

befiegen,  to  conquer,  over- 
come, win. 


befinnimgrctitbenb,  dazing. 

beftnmmg§lo§,  senseless,  in- 
sensible. 

93ejt£  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  pos- 
session, property. 

befi^en  (befafe,  bcfeffcn),  to 
possess. 

befonnt,  sunlit. 

beforgen,  to  take  care  of, 
attend  to. 

beforgt,   anxious,   troubled. 

bejfer,  better. 

beft,  best. 

befteljen  (beftanb,  befton? 
ben),  to  last,  endure, 
abide,  undergo,  exist, 
consist. 

befteigen  (te,  te),  to  mount. 

befttmmen,  to  destine,  in- 
tend, decide  upon. 

beftrafylen,  to  shine  upon, 
irradiate. 

beftiir^t,  agitated,  surprised. 

betert,  to  pray,  beseech. 

betrodjten,  to  view,  con- 
sider, watch. 

betreten  (o,  e),  to  enter. 

betriibt,  in  trouble,  in  dis- 
tress; 23etriibter,  one  in 
trouble. 

S3etritg  (-§),  m.,  fraud,  de- 
ceit, deception. 

beiriigen  (o,  o),  to  trick, 
deceive,  cheat. 

SJett  (-e§,  -en) ,  n.,  bed. 

beugen  (fid)),  to  bow. 

S3eute,  f.,  booty,  prey. 

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beittadjen,  to  watch,  guard. 

betoaffnen,  to  arm. 

betuaijren,  to  guard,  keep, 
preserve,  protect. 

betoaljren  (ficij),  to  confirm, 
verify. 

betnegen,  to  move,  stir, 
prompt. 

S3etoegen  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  motion. 

betoeglicE),  variable,  change- 
able. 

betoegt,  swaying,  billowy. 

betoeljren,  to  arm. 

betoeinen,  to  weep  for,  la- 
ment. 

S3etnet§  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
proof,  demonstration. 

betneifen  (ie,  ie),  to  demon- 
strate, show ;  to  prove  a 
title. 

S3enrirter  (-§,  -),  m.,  host, 
entertainer. 

betooljnen,  to  inhabit,  oc- 
cupy, dwell  in. 

S3eft>of)ner  (-§,  -),  m.,  in- 
habitant. 

betimnbern,  to  admire,  won- 
der at;  betmmbernb,  awe- 
struck, admiring. 

behmfet,     known ;     jtdj 
fetn,  to  be  conscious  of. 

begaljlen,  to  pay. 

begaljmen,  to  tame,  keep 
within  bounds,  restrain. 

Segoljmerin  (-,  -nen),  f., 
tamer,  subduer. 

bejeicfjnen,  to  point  out, 
mark,  designate. 


begeugen,  to  attest. 

begtefjen  (ftd^)  (be^og,  be* 
gogert),  to  refer  to. 

23e3trf  (-c§,  -e),  m.,  circuit, 
department,  domain. 

Scgug  (-§,  "e),  m.,  respect, 
reference ;  in  —  cutf , 
with  respect  to. 

beannngen  (a,  it),  to  over- 
come, subdue,  vanquish. 

btegert  (o,  o),  to  bend,  arch, 
bow. 

S3tenc   (-,  -n),  f.,  bee. 

bteten  (o,  o),  to  offer. 

SBilb  (-e§,  -er),  n.,  form, 
image,  statue,  picture, 
vision,  face,  idea,  figure. 

bilbert,  to  compose,  consti- 
tute; firf)  — ,  to  be 
formed. 

93ilbcr  (-§,  -),  m.,  see 
23ilbner. 

Stlbner  (-§,  -),  m.,  for- 
mer, framer,  shaper, 
maker,  designer. 

bilbfom,  plastic. 

btrtben  (o,  u),  to  confine, 
fetter,  unite;  ftcfj  — ,  to 
be  bound. 

bt§,  even,  up  to,  until. 

Sift   (-e§,  -c),  m.,  bite. 

S3ittc  (-,  -n),  f.,  request, 
entreaty,  supplication. 

bitten  (o,  e),  to  ask,  re- 
quest, plead. 

bitter,  bitter,  sharp. 

blaljen,  to  inflate,  swell;  of 
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blcml,  bright. 

S3Iafe  (-,  -n)  ,  f.,  bubble. 

S3IafebaIg     (-e§,    *e),     m., 

bellows. 
blafen     (ie,    a),    to    blow, 

sound. 

blaffen,  to  fade. 
S3Iart    (-eg,   -"er),  n.,  leaf; 

page. 

blau,  blue. 

S3laue,  f.,  blue;  azure. 
bldulirf),  bluish,  azure. 
blaulidjt,  see  blaultc^. 
bleiben    (ie,  ie),  to  remain, 

stay,  continue. 
bletdj,  pale,  pallid,  wan. 
bletdjen,   to   whiten,  blanch. 
blenbertb,    glaring,    dazzling. 
S3Iirf    (-eg,    -e),    m.,    look, 

gaze,  sight,  glance. 
blicfen,  to  look,  glance. 
blinb,  blind. 
blinblt>iitenb,      in     a     blind 

rage. 
bltngen,  to  blink. 

(_e§,    -e),    m.,    light- 

ning, flash,  bolt. 

,  to  flash,  sparkle. 

(-e§,  "e,    m., 


(usually  SBIi^fdjlag), 

stroke  of  lightning,  light- 

ning flash. 
bltfcegfdjnell,   with   lightning 

speed,  instantly. 
blbfen,  to  bleat. 
blonb,  blond,  fair. 
blofe,      bare,      naked,      un- 

covered,  unsheathed. 


(-,  -n),  f.,  naked- 
ness, unprotected  part, 
bare  spot ;  lowliness. 

bliiljen,  to  blossom,  bloom. 

bliiljenb,  blossoming. 

S3Iumc    (-,  -n) ,  /.,  flower. 

SJIiimlem  (-§,  -),  n., 
floweret. 

S3Iiit   (-e§),  n.,  blood. 

S3Iute  (-,  -n),  /.,  blossom, 
flower.  [smart 

bluten,      to    bleed,      suffer, 

S3IiitenoIter  (-§,  -),  n., 
golden  age,  flowering 
time. 

blutgcfiiHt,  full  of  blood. 

blutig,  bloody,  cruel. 

S3oben  (-§,  J£),  m.,  ground, 
soil,  earth,  floor. 

bobenlog,  bottomless,  fath- 
omless ;  bag  23obenlofe, 
the  fathomless  depths, 
bottomless  sea. 

S3ogen  (-§,  -  or  *) ,  m., 
bow,  bend,  curve,  arch. 

S3bljme  (-n,  -n),  m.,  Bo- 
hemian. 

S3orn  (-c§,  -c),  m.,  spring, 
well. 

bofe,  wicked;  ber  23bfe,  the 
wicked  man. 

S3bfetntd)t  (-eg,  -e  or  -er), 
m.,  villain,  culprit. 

S3ote  (-n,  n),  m.,  messen- 
ger, herald. 

S3rcmb  (-eg,  *e),  m.,  con- 
flagration, firebrand, 
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brcmben,  to  break,  surge, 
rage. 

S3ranbung  (-,  -en),  /., 
breakers,  surge,  surf. 

83raudE)  (-e§,  ue) ,  m.,  cus- 
tom, usage. 

brauc^en,  to  use. 

S3raue  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  eyebrow. 

broun,  brown,  dark. 

broimen  (fid)),  to  grow 
brown. 

braufen,  to  roar,  rage, 
rustle;  e§  braufct,  the 
waters  roar,  there  is  a 
roar. 

braiifenb,  roaring,  tumul- 
tuous. 

SBrcmt  (-,  *c),  f.,  bride, 
fiancee,  intended. 

SBrciutigam  (-§,  -e  or  -§), 
m.,  betrothed,  intended. 

brat),  brave,  gallant,  honest, 
upright;  ber  23rot>e,  the 
brave  man. 

bredjen  (a,  o),  to  break, 
burst;  violate;  fein  2luge 
brid)t,  his  eye  grows  dim, 
he  dies. 

S3ret  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  mixture. 

breitgefttrnt,    broad-browed. 

brennen  (brcmnte,  ge* 
brcmrtt),  to  burn. 

bringen  (bradjte,  gcbradjt), 
to  convey,  carry,  bring. 

S3rtngcr  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  bearer, 
producer. 

S3rud)  (-e§,  "•(.),  m.,  frac- 
ture. 


S3riicfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  bridge. 

S3ruber  (-§,  *) ,  tn.,  brother. 

briiKen,  to  bellow,  low, 
bawl,  roar.  [spring. 

S3rimnert   (-§,  -),  nt.,  well, 

S3ruft  (-,  ^c),  ^.,  breast, 
heart. 

93ube  (-n,  -n),  m.,  knave, 
villain. ' 

(-,  -n),  f.,  beech. 

(-e§,  *cr),  n., 
roof  or  arbor  of  beech 
trees. 

S3iiljrte  (-,  -n),  f.,  theater, 
stage. 

S3unb  (-e§,  -c  or  ac) ,  w., 
bundle,  bunch,  tie,  cov- 
enant, league,  confedera- 
tion. 

S3imbm'§  (-fc§,  -fe),  n.,  al- 
liance, league,  compact. 

bunt,  gay,  gaily  colored, 
motley. 

93iirbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  burden, 
load. 

SMirge  (-n,  -n),  m.,  bonds- 
man, surety. 

biirgen,  to  be  surety,  go 
bail. 

S3iirger  (-§,-),  m.,  burgher, 
citizen. 

S3iirgenn  (-,  -nen),  f., 
townswoman. 

S3iirgfd)aft  (-,  -en),  f.,  se- 
curity ;  hostage. 

S3urfd)(e)  (-n,  -n),  m., 
fellow,  apprentice,  work- 
man. 


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S3ufdj    (-e§,    *e),   m.t   bush, 

thicket,   plume. 
S3ufen   (-§,  -),    w.,   bosom, 

breast. 


(£ere§,     f.,     Ceres,     Italian 

goddess     of     agriculture. 

See  £>emeter. 
Gratis,      f.,     the     goddess 

Charis,  one  of  the  Graces. 
(£I)aritin  (-,  -nen),  f.,  (pi.) 

the  Graces. 
Gnjortjbbe,      f.,      Charybdis. 

See  p.  47,  n.  10. 
G^erub      (-§,      -im),     m., 

cherub. 
Gljor   (-e§,  "c),  m.  and  n., 

chorus,  choir;  throng. 
(£l)orgeljilfe    (-n,    -n)  ,    m., 

chorister,  acolyte. 
OHjorgefang     (-§,    *e),    m., 

song  by  the  chorus. 
Shrift  (-en,  -en),  m.,  Chris- 

tian. 
Gnjriftenfinn    (-e§,   -c),   m., 

Christian     sentiment      or 

mind. 
<£Ijrtftu§   (indec.  or  Lai.,  -t, 

-0,  -um,  -e),   m.,   Christ. 

(Prifte   /'or  dofw^    (a^  i/ 

from  nom.    form   (thrift). 
e^rt[tu§finb        (-e§),       n., 

Christchild. 
Smgulum    (-§,   -Icn),    m., 

cingulum,     girdle     (of    a 

priest's  robe). 


G'ttrone  (-,  -n),  f.,  lemon. 

Gfoncorbta,  harmony. 

@ocljt(itS)  (-),  w.,  Cocy- 
tus,  one  of  the  streams  of 
the  lower  world. 

(Jtjanc  (-,  -n),  f.,  corn- 
flower. 

(£t)bele,  f.,  Cybele,  wife  of 
Cronos  and  mother  of 
the  Olympian  gods.  Ex- 
posed in  infancy,  she  was 
cared  for  by  lions  and 
panthers.  She  taught 
mankind  agriculture  and 
arts.  The  lion  was  her 
symbol.  See  also  p.  114, 
n.  3. 

(£t)tljere,  f.,  Cytherea  or 
Cythera,  a  surname  of 
Aphrodite  or  Venus  from 
the  island  of  Cythera;  cf. 
the  story  of  Venus  and 
Adonis. 


bo     (bar    before    vowels), 

then,    there,    here,    when, 

since. 
babet,    at    it,    at    the    same 

time,   beside    it. 
S)od)    (-e§,   ^er),   n.,   roof, 

house. 
®ad&ftu$I      (*§,     *e),     m.. 

framework  of  a  roof. 
baburd),  thereby,  by  this. 
bafiir,  for  it,  in  return  for 

it. 


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baljer,  thence,  there. 
baf)er*3ieJ)en      (309,     gego* 

gen) ,  to   draw  along,   at- 
tract away. 
bal)tn*fem    (tear,  getrjefen) , 

to    be    gone,    be    lost    or 

dead. 
baf)in*gletten    (glitt,  geglit- 

ten),  to  flow  down,  glide 

along. 
bo£)in*tragen     (it,     a),    to 

carry  away. 
bamal§,       then,      at      that 

time. 

Some   (-,  -n),  f.,  lady, 
bamit,    with   it,   with   them, 

in  order  that. 
Sarrtm   (-e§,  *e) ,  m.,  bank, 

mound, 
©ammgrube     (-,    -n),     f., 

pit   (for  bell  founding). 
Sa'mmerltcfjt   (-e§,  -er),  n., 

twilight. 

bommern,  to  dawn. 
®ampf      (-e§,      *e),      m., 

steam,  vapor, 
bompfen,  to  steam. 
S)onf  (-e§) ,  m.,  thanks, 
bonfbar,   grateful,   thankful, 
bonfen,  to  thank,  owe. 
2ten!barfeit,     f.,    gratitude, 

thankfulness, 
banfenb,  thankful  (ly),  grate- 

ful(ly). 

bann,  then,  at  that  time, 
barmen,    thence;     Don    — , 

from  thence, 
bar,  see  ba. 


baraiif,     afterwards,     then, 

thereupon. 

barau§,   thence,  therefrom. 
bar*brtngen     (brat^te,     ge* 

brarfjt),  to  present,  bring, 

offer. 

bartn,  there,  therein, 
barnieber,  down, 
barob,     on    account    of    it, 

that  or  them, 
baroben,  up  there. 
bar*retd)ert,  to  proffer. 
bar*fteUen,     to     represent ; 

fid)   — ,    to   present   one's 

self,  arrive, 
bariiber,  up  above,  on  that 

side,  over  there, 
barum,  therefore, 
bafj,  that,  so  that,  in  order 

that. 

bauern,  to  last. 
baitren  (bauern),  to  regret, 

be  sorry  for. 
babon,  thereof,  of  it. 
bagu,    thereto,   to   it,   about 

it,  of  it. 

becfen,  to  cover,  conceal, 
beljnen    (fid)),     to     extend, 

widen,  stretch. 
Setdjfel  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  pole  (of 

a  carriage),  beam, 
bein,  your,  thy,  yours,  thine. 
betne§gleid)en,   indec.,    your 

equals,  peers. 
Semeter,    f.,    Demeter    or 

Ceres.     She  was  goddess 

of   agriculture    and    civil- 
ization.      Her      daughter 


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Persephone  or  Proser- 
pina was  carried  off  by 
Pluto,  god  of  the  under- 
world. 

$)etmtt,  f.,  humility. 

S)eimit§firm  (-§),  tn.,  hu- 
mility. 

benfen  (bodjte,  gebcdjt),  to 
think;  fid)  — ,  to  imagine, 
fancy. 

benn,  for,  then. 

ber  (bte,  bo§),  the,  this, 
that,  who,  which,  he. 

berjentge  (bte-,  bai-),  this 
or  that  one. 

berfelBe  (bte-,  ba§-),  the 
same. 

©citlolton,  m.,  Deucalion, 
a  legendary  King  of 
Greece.  He  and  Pyrrha, 
his  wife,  were  sole  sur- 
vivors of  a  flood  sent  by 
Zeus.  The  human  race 
was  renewed  by  the 
stones  they  cast  behind 
them,  those  thrown  by 
him  becoming  men,  by 
Pyrrha  women. 

beutert,  to  point  (to). 

beiitfd),  German. 

£>eiitung  (-,  -en),  f.,  inter- 
pretation, explanation. 

btomonten,  diamond,  of  di- 
amonds. 

btd)t,  thick,  close,  crowded. 

3)td)ter   (-§,  -),  m.,  poet. 

SMdjterlanb,  n.,  realm  of 
poetry. 


S)id)tfimft,  /.,  poetry,  poetic 
art. 

£)id)tung,  /.,  poetry. 

bienen,  to  serve,  attend. 

SDtener  (-§,  -),  m.,  servant. 

£)tenergefolge  (-§),  «., 
train  of  servants. 

SHenertrofe  (-c§,  -c),  m., 
household,  servants. 

®ienft  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  ser- 
vice. 

bicfer   (btefc,  biefe§),  this. 

®mg  (-e§,  -e  or  -cr),  n., 
thing. 

S)iont)§,  m.,  Dionysius,  a 
tyrant  of  Syracuse,  died 
368  B.  c. 

bod),  yet,  at  least,  surely, 
pray,  indeed. 

£)ogge  (-,  -en),  f.,  bulldog, 
mastiff. 

S)oggenpaar  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
pair  of  bulldogs  or  mas- 
tiffs. 

©old)  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  dagger, 
poniard. 

®om  f-e§,  -e),  m.,  dome, 
cupola,  cathedral. 

©ominilS  (-) ,  m.,  Lot.  in 
phrase,  —  93o6i§cum,  the 
Lord  be  with  you. 

Conner  (-§,  -),  m.,  thun- 
der. 

bormertt,   to   thunder. 

£>onnertt>ort  (-e§,  -e  or 
"er),  n.,  mighty  word, 
fearful  utterance,  over- 
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(-§,  -),  w.,  the 
Thunderer,  an  epithet  of 
Zeus  or  Jupiter. 

Soppelftrom  (-eg,  *e),  w., 
double  current,  double 
torrent. 

boppelt,  double. 

®orf  (-e§,  -"er),  «.,  village, 
hamlet. 

borren,  to  dry,  wither. 

bort,  there;  Bier  unb  — ,  in 
this  world  and  the  next. 

borten,  see  bort. 

£)rad)e  (-n,  -rt),  m.,  or 
Sradjen  (-§,  -),  m., 
dragon. 

£)rad)enfitlb  (-e§,  -cr),  n., 
image  of  a  dragon,  dragon 
form.  [drama. 

£>rama    (-§,    3)ramen),   n., 

£)rang  (-e§) ,  m.,  pressure, 
impulse. 

brangen,  to  press;  ftdj  — , 
to  crowd. 

brail  (e)n,  to  threaten,  men- 
ace. 

brouf,  see  borcmf. 

braitfeen,  out  there,  out  of 
doors. 

breljen,  to  turn,  wind ;  fid) 
'  — ,  to  turn. 

Sireljen   (-§),  n.,  turning. 

brct,  three. 

bretmal,  three  times,  thrice. 

bretfetg,  thirty. 

brctft,  boldly,  daringly. 

bringen  (o,  u),  to  pen- 
etrate, force  one's  way. 


brtnnen  =  barinne,  within, 

inside. 

britt,  third.  [third  time. 
brittenmal,  gum,  (for)  the 
broken  (boroben),  up  yon- 

der, above. 
broken,  to  threaten. 
briioen,  over  there. 
briirfen,  to  press,  express. 
brunt,  see  barum. 
®rt)abe    (-,  -n),  f.,  Dryad, 

tree  nymph. 


bu,  thou,  you. 

5)uft    (-c§,    "c),    m.,    odor, 

fragrance. 

biiften,  to  exhale  fragrance. 
buftenb,    fragrant,    odorous, 

perfumed. 
bulben,     to     endure,     bear, 

suffer,  allow  to  remain. 
£>ulber  (-§,  -),  m.,  sufferer. 
bumpfbroufenb,       hollow 

sounding. 
bunfel,    dark,    gloomy,    dis- 

mal ;  vague. 
biinn,  thin. 
burd),  through,  by. 
burd)bol)ren,      to      transfix, 

run  through,  pierce,  pen- 

etrate. 
burd)bredjen  (o,  o),  to  break 

through,  break. 
burdjbrmgen     (a,     u),     to 

press       through,       pierce, 

penetrate. 
burd)*ctlen,        to       hasten 

through. 


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biirdjfreugert,  to  cross. 
burdjmefien    (a,  e),  to  pass 

through,   ti  averse. 
burd)*rennen     (rannte,    ge* 

rannt),  to  run  through. 
burdjriefeln,  to  thrill,  shiver, 

shudder. 
burdjfdjnetben     (burdjfdjnitt, 

burdjfdjnttten),      to     tra- 

verse, pass  through. 
burdjf  djreiten      (burdjfdjritt, 

burdjfdjritten)  ,     to     walk 

through. 

burd)toben,  to  rage  through. 
burdjluanbern,      to      travel 

over,  wander  'all  over. 
burd)*ir>aten    (also    insep.), 

to  wade  through. 
biirfen  (burfte,  geburft),  to 

be  permitted,  may. 
biirr,  dry,  withered. 
Shtrft   (-e§),  m.,  thirst. 
bltrfttg,  thirsty. 
biifter,  gloomy,  dismal. 
biiftergebunben,  gloomy,  me- 

lancholy, sullen. 
biiftcrrot,  dark  red,  lurid. 


eben,  just,  even,  just  now; 

level,  smooth. 
(£d)0   (-§,  -§),  n.,  echo. 
ebel,  noble. 

cbelbenfcnb,   noble-minded. 
©belfrau  (-,  -en),  f.,  noble 

dame. 


gbelgeftetn    (-e§,    -e),    m., 

precious  stone,  jewel. 
(Belfnabe     (-n,    -n),     m., 

page. 
gbelfnedjt     (-e§,    -e)  ,    m., 

squire. 
(Sbelfirtn     (-§),    m.,     noble 

disposition. 
Sbelftein     (-e§,     -e),      m., 

gem,  jewel. 
effcft    (-cS,  -e),  m.,  effect, 

result. 

dj(e),  ere,  before. 
©Ijegemal)!    (-e§,    -e),     m., 

consort. 
djern,  brazen.  . 
(£Ijre   (-,  -n),  f.,  honor,  re- 

putation. 
eljren,     to     honor,     respect, 

reverence. 
Ct,  why,  ah. 
©id)C  (-,  -n),  f.,  oak. 


oak  forest. 

(£ib   (-e§,  -c)  ,  m.,  oath. 
eifern,  to  be  zealous. 
eiferrtb,  jealous,   rivaling. 
eiferfiidjtig,  jealous. 
cifrig,  eager,  ardent. 
eigen,   own,  peculiar,   same. 
Ktgemjilfe,      f.,      self-help, 

self-aid,  self-defense. 
©tgentitm     (-e§,    ^er),    n., 

property,  possessions. 
Stle,  f.,  haste. 
eilen,  to  hasten,  hurry. 
etlenb,  hurrying. 
©imer  (-§,  -),  m.,  pail. 


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etn   (etne,  ein),  one,  a,  an. 

ctn*ctfd)ern,  to  lay  in  ashes, 
burn  down. 

(EmbracC  (-eg,  "e),  m.,  im- 
pression. 

einerfettg,  on  the  one  hand. 

ein*faHen  (fiel,  a) ,  to  in- 
terrupt, join  in. 

Ginfalt,  f.,  simplicity. 

etn*flb'f5en,  to  inspire. 

(Sinflufj  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  in- 
fluence. 

etn*fiiljren,  to  lead  in,  in- 
troduce, conduct. 

eingett)etl)t,  consecrated,  de- 
voted, initiated. 

etn*ljac?en,  to  fasten  (the 
teeth  into  the  flesh). 

etnljer*treten  (a,  e),  to 
walk  along. 

em*Ioben  (it,  a) ,  to  invite, 
ask. 

emmal,  once,  one  time ;  ouf 
— ,  all  at  once;  nod)  — , 
once  more,  again. 

ein*mifd)en,   to  intermingle. 

etn*ne^men  (a,  genommen), 
to  take  in,  receive. 

ein*preffen,  to  press  in, 
squeeze  in,  confine,  drive 
in,  force  in,  compress. 

cinforrt,  lonely,  solitary,  se- 
cluded. 

Sinfamfeit,  f.,  loneliness, 
solitude. 

etn*fdf)tffen,  to  embark;  ftdj 
— ,  to  go  on  board,  to 
sail. 


etn*fd)Iafen   (te,  a),  to  fall 
asleep. 

ein*fd^Iie§en  (o,  o),  to  lock, 
inclose,  confine. 

etn*fprengert,    to   break   in ; 
interstratify. 

einft,  once,  one  day. 

ein*fteHert  (fid)),  to  present 
one's  self,  appear. 

ein*taudf)en,  to  dip,  plunge 
in. 

Stntradit,   /.,   concord,   har- 
mony. 

eitt*treten   (o,  e),  to  enter. 

etn*gieljen     (309,    geaogen), 
to  enter,  come  in. 

etngtg,  single,  but  one,  sole, 
only. 

(£i§  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  ice. 

Stfen    (-§,   -),  n.,  iron. 

(Jifenljammer   (-§,  -  or  *), 
m.,  forge. 

gifenptte       (-,     -n),     f., 
forge,  ironworks. 

(Jifenftufe,  f.,  iron  ore. 

eifern,  iron,  hard. 

eitel,  idle,  vain,  futile. 

(Element      (-e§,     -e),     n., 
element. 

elenb,    wretched,    miserable. 

(£Ienb   (-§),  n.,  misery,  dis- 
tress, 
fifdj,   Eleusinian. 

(-§,  ©Itjfien),  n., 
Elysium,  abode  of  the 
blessed  dead. 

empfcmgen    (t,    a),    to    re- 
ceive. 


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empfeljlen  (a,  o),  to  com- 
mend. 

empfinben  (o,  it),  to  feel, 
experience,  perceive. 

empor*bltdfen,  to  look  up. 

empbren,  to  stir  up,  revolt; 
fid)  — ,  to  rebel. 

emporfltefeenb,  upward 

streaming,  upward  flow- 
ing. 

empor*Ijeben  (o  or  u,  o) , 
to  lift  up,  lift  out  from. 

empor*Ieiten,  to  lead  up. 

emjjor*ran!en,  to  creep  up- 
ward, climb. 

empor*ftetgen  (it,  ie),  to 
rise,  climb  up. 

emjjor*gtef)en  (309,  gego* 
gen) ,  to  draw  up. 

emfig,  busy,  active,  eager. 

@mftg!ett,  /.,  zeal,  diligence. 

C£nbe  (-§,  -n),  n.,  end; 
oljrte  — ,  unceasingly. 

enben,  to  end,  finish,  ter- 
minate. 

enbtgen,  to  end. 

enbltd),  final,  at  last,  finally. 

enblo3,  endless. 

energtfd),  energetic,  effic- 
ient ;  strengthening,  in- 
vigorating. 

enge,  narrow ;  — §  ©e* 
fprad),  trivial  talk. 

(£ngel  (-§,  -),  m.,  angel. 

engelmtlb,  gentle  or  peace- 
ful as  the  angels. 

@n!el  (-§,  -),  m.,  grand- 
son, descendant. 


entbinben  (fid))  (o,  it),  to 
break  away,  get  loose. 

entbeljren,  to  do  without, 
be  deprived  of. 

entblottern,  to  deprive  of 
leaves. 

entblbfet,  uncovered,  dis- 
closed. 

entbrennen  (entbrcmnte, 
entbrannt) ,  to  be  in- 
flamed, kindle,  burn. 

entberfen,  to  detect,  dis- 
cover. 

entfaljren  (it,  a),  to  escape. 

erttfaHen  (entftel,  a),  to 
escape,  slip  out. 

cntforben  (fid)),  to  change 
color,  fade. 

entfcrnen  (fid)),  to  with- 
draw, retire,  depart,  re- 
move. 

entfernt,   distant,   remote. 

entflommen,  to  kindle,  pro- 
voke. 

entfletfdjt,  fleshless. 

entfltdjen  (o,  o),  to  flee, 
escape. 

erttgegen,  towards ;  fommt 
t^OT  — ,  comes  to  meet 
him. 

entgegen*fteKen,  to  oppose, 
resist. 

cntgegen*reiten  (ritt,  ger.it* 
ten) ,  to  ride  to  meet, 
ride  toward. 

entgegen*ftitr3en,  to  rush 
to  meet. 

entgegnen,  to  answer. 


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entgliiljen,  to  kindle,  be  in- 
flamed. 

entgbttert,  divested  of  deity, 
materialized. 

entfeimen,  to  sprout,  spring 
up,  germinate. 

cntlegen,   distant,   remote. 

entmaften,  to  dismast. 

entmenfd)t,    inhuman,    cruel. 

entraffen,  to  snatch  away, 
free  from. 

entreifeen  (t,  i),  to  snatch, 
tear  away. 

entrirtrten  (a,  o) ,  to  es- 
cape, slip  away  from,  run 
away,  relapse. 

entriiften  (fid)),  to  become 
angry. 

Entfagen  (-§),  n.,  renun- 
ciation, denial. 

entfdjaHert,   to  sound   from. 

entfdjltefoen  (fid)),  (o,  o), 
to  resolve,  determine,  de- 
cide. 

entfdjroeben,  to  soar  away, 
soar  up. 

entfeelt,  lifeless. 

entfe^en,  to  displace,  re- 
move, horrify,  amaze ; 
fid)  — ,  to  be  horrified. 

(Sntfe^en  (-§),  n.,  terror, 
horror. 

entfe£Iid),  terrible,  hor- 
rible. 

entfpringen  (o,  it),  to  arise, 
result,  escape. 

entftamtnen,  to  spring  from, 
be  descended  from. 


erttfteljen  (entftanb,  cntftan* 
ben),  to  arise. 

entftellen,  to  disfigure,  dis- 
tort. 

entftiiraen,  to  rush  from, 
gush  from. 

enttiolfert,  depopulated,  de- 
vastated. 

entroadjfen,  outgrown. 

enttoeidjen  (i,  i),  to  give 
way,  escape,  vanish. 

enttoeiljen,  to  profane,  de- 
secrate, [sketch. 

entfaerfen   (o,  o) ,  to  draw, 

enthrinben  (o,  it),  to  wrest 
from;  fid)  — ,  to  break 
away  from. 

entgiicfen,  to  charm,  en- 
chant, enrapture. 

Gntgiicfen  (-§),  n.,  rapture, 
delight. 

ent3trei*rei^cn  (i,  i),  to 
tear  apart. 

er  (fie,  e§),  he  (she,  it). 

©rbarmen  (-§),  n.,  pity, 
mercy. 

erbarmen,  to  pity;  fid)  — , 
show  pity. 

erbouen,  to  build,  construct. 

erbailltd),  edifyingly,  pro- 
moting faith  or  morals. 

(£rbe   (-n,  -n),  m.,  heir. 

erblaffen,  to  turn  pale,  die. 

erbletdjen  (i,  i),  to  grow 
pale,  die. 

erblitfen,  to  see,  behold. 

erblii^en,  to  bloom,  blossom, 
grow  up,  spring  up. 


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(£rbe  (-  or  -n,  -n),  f., 
earth. 

©rbengrofee  (-,  -n),  f., 
earthly  greatness. 

©rbenleben  (-§,  -),  n., 
earthly  life. 

(Srbenrunb  (-e§),  n.,  the 
face  of  the  earth. 

@rbenfof)n  (-e3,  *e),  m., 
son  of  earth. 

(Srbgerippe  (-§,  -),  n., 
framework  of  the  earth, 
heart  of  the  earth. 

(£rbfrei§  (-e§),  wt.,  circum- 
ference of  the  earth;  fig., 
the  earth. 

er.faljr.en  (it,  a),  to  learn, 
experience,  hear. 

erfoffen,  to  seize,  grasp. 

erftnben  (a,  u) ,  to  find  out, 
invent. 

erfinbunggreid),  inventive, 
cunning. 

erfleljen,  to  implore. 

erfreucn,  to  rejoice;  fid)  — , 
to  enjoy. 

erfreulicrj,  delightful,  pleas- 
ing, gratifying. 

erfrifdjen,  to  refresh,  cool. 

erfrieren  (o,  o),  to  freeze. 

erfiitten,  to  fulfill,  perform, 
obey ;  fill,  occupy. 

ergeben,  devoted,  loyal,  obe- 
dient. 

ergeljen  (erging,  crgangen), 
to  issue,  go  forth,  be  ad- 
dressed. 

ergiefeen    (o,   o),    to    pour 


forth,   effuse;   fid)  — ,   to 
flow  out,  empty. 

erglangen,  to  shine,  gleam. 
,  to  be  enkindled. 
,    to    delight,    enter- 
tain. 

ergreifen  (ergrtff,  crgrif* 
fen) ,  to  seize,  assume. 

erl)aben,  elevated,  sublime, 
exalted,  lofty,  noble,  il- 
lustrious. 

er^alten  (te,  a),  to  receive. 

erljeben  (o  or  it,  o),  to 
raise,  exalt,  uplift ;  pre- 
fer, promote ;  fid)  — ,  to 
get  up,  regain  one's  feet. 

er^i^en,  to  heat,  make  hot, 
excite. 

erl)bl)en,  to  raise,  uplift,  in- 
crease. 

erljoren,  to  hear,  answer 
(a  prayer). 

©rinnen,  see  (£rin  (n)  tje. 

erinnern,  to  admonish,  re- 
mind. 

@rin(n)t)C  (-,  -n),  f., 
one  of  the  Erinyes,  Fu- 
ries, or  Eumenides. 

@ri§,  f.,  Eris,  the  goddess 
of  discord. 

erjagen,  to  overtake;  gain 
by  pursuit. 

erlennen  (erfcmnte,  er- 
fannt),  to  recognize,  no- 
tice. 

erfltngen  (a,  u),  to  sound, 
ring  out. 

erfiifjnen,  to  venture,  dare. 


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erfimben,  to  find  out. 

erlafien   (ie,  a),  to  remit. 

(£rlaubni§,   /.,   permission. 

grlc  (-,  -n),  /.,  alder,  al- 
der-tree, [trate,  fell. 

erlegen,    to  lay  low,    pros- 

(Srlegung,  f.,  killing. 

erleiben  (erlitt,  erlttten), 
to  suffer,  undergo,  en- 
dure. 

eiiernen,  to  learn. 

erltl'ten,  to  obtain  by  cun- 
ning. 

eriofdjen  (o,  o;  also  weak), 
to  extinguish. 

erlofen,  to  redeem. 

ermatten,  to  weary,  tire, 
fatigue,  slacken. 

ermogti(f)en,  to  make  pos- 
sible. 

©rmorbete  (-n,  -n) ,  m., 
the  one  murdered. 

Srmorbung  (-,  -en) ,  /., 
murder. 

erneuen,  to  renew ;  fief)  — , 
to  renew  itself,  be  re- 
newed, revived. 

Srnft   (-§),  m.,  earnestness. 

ernft,  serious,  stern. 

(Srnte   (-,  -n) ,  f.,  harvest. 

erbffnen,  to  open;  fid)  — , 
be  distended,  open  itself. 

erquicfen,  to  refresh,  com- 
fort. 

erraffen,  to  snatch,  seize, 
grasp. 

erregen,  to  stir  (up),  ex- 
cite, move,  provoke. 


erreidjen,  to  reach,  equal, 
obtain,  arrive  at. 

erringen  (a,  u),  to  obtain, 
win. 

errbten,  to  blush. 

erfdjaffen  (erfdjuf,  a),  to 
create. 

erfcfjaUen  (o,  o,  also  weak), 
to  sound,  ring  out. 

erfdjcuten,  to  catch  sight  of, 
see.  [pear,  arrive. 

erfdjetrten    (ie,    ie),    to   ap- 

(£rfd)einung  (-,  -en),  f., 
appearance. 

erfd)Iagen  (u,  a),  to  slay, 
kill. 

erfdjbpfen,  to  exhaust. 

erfdjuttern,  to  shake,  move, 
cause  to  tremble  or 
quiver. 

erfcfjtoeren,  to  render  diffi- 
cult. 

erfeljen  (a,  e) ,  to  perceive, 
detect. 

erfeirfaen,  to  sigh  after,  ob- 
tain by  sighing. 

erfpdljen,  to  spy  out,  lie  in 
wait  for. 

erfi,  first,  not  until. 

erftounen,  to  be  astonished. 

(Jrftaimen  (-§),  n.,  aston- 
ishment, amazement. 

erfteigen  (ie,  ie),  to  as- 
cend, climb  up,  scale. 

erfterben  (a,  o),  to  fade, 
die. 

erftere  (ber,  bie,  bct§),  for- 


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ertonen,  to  resound,  ring. 

ertoadjen,  to  awake,  wake, 
be  roused. 

ertnafjlen,  to  choose,  select. 

crtoa^nen,  to  mention. 

ertoarmen,  to  grow  warm, 
warm  up;  make  warm. 

ertuarten,  to  await,  anti- 
cipate, expect. 

SrtDortung  (-,  -en),  /.,  ex- 
pectation, anticipation, 
suspense. 

erlcedfen,  to  awaken,  waken, 
rouse,  arouse. 

ertDetdjen,  to  soften. 

ertnctnen,  to  mourn. 

ertDcrJbcn  (a,  o),  to  win. 

er.hmr.gen,  to  kill,  slay. 

Sr.3  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  metal, 
brass. 

en,  to  relate,  tell. 

(-,     -en),    f., 
tale. 

ergtelen,  to  gain,  obtain, 
get. 

ergittern,  to  tremble  vio- 
lently. 

€§,  see  er;  frequently  an  ex- 
pletive, it  or  there,  or 
untranslated. 

<£ffe_  (-,  -n),  f.,  forge, 
chimney. 

etfta,  perchance,  possibly. 

ettou§,  something,  some- 
what. 

cud),  you. 

euer  (eiire,  euer),  your. 

(Eumemben,    Eumenides,    in 


Greek  mythology  a  eu- 
phemistic name  given  to 
the  Furies,  instead  of 
their  proper  name  of 
Erinyes. 

(£t>oe,  cry  of  exultation, 
employed  by  the  wor- 
shipers of  Bacchus. 

eftng,  eternal,  continually, 
unceasingly;  auf  — ,  for 
ever. 

©tmgbltnbe  (-n,  -n),  m., 
eternally  blind,  everi 
blind. 

©ftrigfett  (-,  -en),  /.,  eter- 
nity ;  —  gefdjtDomen 
QHben,  perpetual  faith  to 
plighted  oaths. 


-e§,  *er  or  -e), 

n.,     fairyland,     realm     of 

fable. 

fabelljaft,   fairy,  magic. 
garfel   (-,  -n),  /.,  torch. 
goben   (-§,  "),  m.,  thread. 
ga^ne  (-,  -n),  f.,  standard, 

banner. 
ga^re     (-,    -n),    /.,    ferry- 

boat. 

fo^ren  (it,  a),  to  fare,  go. 
gdfjrte    (-,    -n),    /.,    track, 

trail. 


vessel. 

(-eg,    «e),     m.,     fall, 
failure. 


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fallen  (fid,  a) ,  to  fall ;  in 
bie  ©aiten  — ,  to  strike 
or  touch  the  strings. 

falfd),  false. 

galte  (-,  -n),  /.,  fold, 
crease. 

fatten,  to  fold,  wrinkle;  bic 
©time  — ,  to  frown. 

fangen   (i,  a),  to  catch. 

gumilienbater  (-§,  "•) ,  m., 
father  of  the  family. 

gorbe  (-,  -n),  /.,  color, 
hue,  tint. 

fctr&en,  to  color,  paint,  dye. 

faffen,  to  grasp,  compre- 
hend, seize;  ficij  2ftut  — , 
pluck  up  courage,  take 
heart. 

foft,  almost. 

gcmn  (-eg,  -e),  m.,  faun; 
a  Roman  demi-god  of  the 
woods. 

gauft  (-,  -6),  f.,  fist. 

fecfjten  (o,  o),  to  fight. 

geber  (-,  -n),  f.,  feather, 
pen,  spring  (of  a  watch). 

geenlunb  (-c§,  *er),  n., 
fairyland. 

geljl  (-c§,  -e),  m.,  fault, 
failing. 

feljlen,  to  fail,  lack. 

geljler  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  mistake, 
fault. 

geier  (-,  -n),  f.,  celebra- 
tion, observance,  holiday, 
festival. 

geierflang  (-e§,  ac),  m., 
solemn  sound  or  ring. 


feierltif),  solemnly. 

feiern,  to  praise,  celebrate. 

fetg,  cowardly. 

fetl,  for  sale,  venal. 

getnb    (-e§,    -e),    m.,    foe, 

enemy. 
getnbeSnot      (-,     *c),     f., 

danger    or    peril     of    the 

enemy, 
feinbltd),  hostile,  unfriendly, 

as  an  enemy. 
fel)ien,  to  fail,  be  lacking, 
gelb    (-eg,    -er),    n.,   field, 

mead,  meadow, 
gelb^err      (-n,    -en),     m., 

general,   commander, 
gelbftein  (-§,  -e) ,  m.,  field- 
stone,  land-mark. 
gel§  or  gelfen  (-en§,  -en), 

m.,  rock,  cliff. 
gel§brudj     (-e§,    "e),    w., 

quarry, 
gelfenberg    (-e§,    -e),    w., 

rocky  mountain, 
gelfen^armfd)  (-e§,  -e),  m., 

adamantine   armor. 
Selfenfcaft      (-,     *e),     f., 

rugged  strength, 
gelfenrtff  (-c§,  -e),  n.,  reef 

of  rocks,  ledge  of  rocks, 
gelfenrife    (-ffeS,  -ffe),    m., 

cleft  in  a  rock, 
gelfenfpolte    (-,    -en),    f., 

cleft  of  rock ;  also  gelf en* 

ftmlt  (-e§,  -e),  m. 
gelfenfteg     (-e§,    -e),    m., 

rocky       path,       mountain 

path. 


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felfig,  rocky. 

felftcfjt,  see  f  el  jig.         [dow. 

genfter    (-§,    -),    n.,    win- 

genfterWe  (-,  -n),  f., 
opening  for  a  window, 
window. 

fern,  distant,  remote,  far, 
afar. 

gerrte   (-,  -n),  /.,  distance. 

ferner,  further;  nidjt  — , 
no  longer. 

fernljin,  far  off,  remote. 

gernrol)r  (-§,  -e),  n.,  tel- 
escope. 

geffel  (-,  -n),  f.,  fetter, 
chain. 

feffeln,  to  fetter,  captivate, 
take  captive,  chain,  rivet. 

geft  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  feast, 
festival. 

feft,  firm,  substantial, 
steady ;  firmly,  solidly. 

gefte§prod^t,  f.,  festive 
splendor. 

feftgemauert,  firmly  im- 
planted. 

f  eftlicf),  festive,  splendid ; 
joyous,  solemn. 

feurfjt,  damp,  moist. 

geuer   (-§,  -),  n.,  fire. 

feiterbraim,    firebrown,    red. 

geuerbaH  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
fiery  ball ;  the  sun. 

geuerfaule  (-,  -n),  f.,  pil- 
lar or  column  of  fire. 

geirerfptegel  (_§,  _),  m^ 
fiery  mirror,  glowing 
mirror. 


feuertmnfen,  intoxicated 
with  fire ;  drunk  with 
passion. 

geiiergunber  (-§,  -),  m., 
touch-wood,  tinder. 

feitrig,  fiery,  ardent,  fer- 
vent; eager,  enthusiastic. 

gtrfjte  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  pine  tree. 

§td)tenl)ain  (-c§,  -e),  m., 
pine  grove,  pine  wood. 

gicf)tenjtamm  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
pine  trunk. 

gtd)tenlt)alb  (-e§,  "er),  wi., 
pine  forest. 

finben  (a,  u),  to  find;  ftdj 
— ,  to  be,  exist;  fid)  gu 
etlna§  — ,  accommodate 
to. 

finger  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  finger. 

finfter,  dark,  gloomy,  stern. 

gtnfterniS  (-,  -fe),  f., 
darkness,  gloom. 

gtrmament  (-e§,  -e) ,  n., 
firmament,  sky. 

gtfdj    (-e§,  -e),  m.,  fish. 

gifdjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  fisher, 
fisherman. 

flocfern,  to  flare,  flicker. 

gkmtme  (-,  -n),  f.,  flame, 
fire.  [fiery  eye. 

glammenouge  (-§,  -n),   n., 

glommenbad)  (-e§,  -"e),  wz., 
stream  of  fire,  fiery  tor- 
rent. 

flattern,  to  wave,  hang 
loose. 

fled)ten  (o,  o),  to  weave, 
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(-§) ,  «.,  prayer, 
supplication. 

flefjen,  to  plead,  beseech, 
implore,  pray.  [like. 

fletfcf)lo§,      bony,     skeleton- 

gletfo  (-C§),  m.,  diligence, 
industry,  labor ;  mtt  — , 
industriously,  intentional- 
ly, in  earnest. 

fleifjig,  industrious,  diligent. 

fltegen  (o,  o),  to  fly,  pass 
swiftly,  hasten,  soar, 
rush,  roll. 

flieljen  (o,  o),  to  flee;  fidj 
— ,  to  separate. 

fltef)enb,  fleeing. 

fliefcen  (o,  o),  to  flow, 
rush,  run. 

gltmmern  (-§,  -),  n.,  glit- 
tering. 

flinf,  swift,  quick. 

glor  (-e§,  -e  or  *e),  m., 
gauze,  veil,  bloom. 

glofe  (-e§,  *e),  n.  or  m., 
raft,  float. 

glbte   (-,  -n),  f.,  flute. 

glotte  (-,  -n),  f.,  fleet. 

flitdjen,  to  curse,  swear. 

glurflt  (-,  -en),  f.,  flight. 

fliicrjten,  to  flee,  fly. 

ftiirfjttg,  flying,  hasty, 
fleeting. 

gliidjtling  (-§,  -e),  m.,  de- 
serter, refugee,  fugitive. 

glug  (-e§,  ^c),  m.,  flight; 
im  — ,  in  a  hurry,  at  once. 

gliigel  (-§,  -),  m.,  wing, 
pinion. 


fhtg§,  quickly,  at  once. 

glut  (-,  -en),  f.,  field, 
plain,  lea,  floor,  land, 
meadow. 

glufe  (-e§,  *e),  tw.,  flow, 
fusion,  stream,  river, 
flood. 

flii[ternb,  whispering. 

glut  (-,  -en) ,  /.,  flood, 
tide,  stream,  water,  wave. 

fluten,  to  rise,  flow,  stream, 
crowd. 

fobern,  see  forbem. 

folgen,  to  follow;  cmf  bem 
gu^e  — ,  to  follow  im- 
mediately. 

forbern,  to  demand,  call  for, 
desire. 

forbern,  to  advance,  fur- 
ther. 

gorm  (-,  -en),  f.,  form, 
mould,  cast. 

gorfcfj&egierbe,  f.,  curiosity, 
thirst  for  knowledge. 

forfdjen,   to   search,  inquire. 

gorfdjer  (-§,  -),  m., 
searcher,  inquirer. 

gorft  (-e§,  -e  or  -en) ,  m., 
forest. 

fort,  forth;  —  itnb  — ,  on 
and  on. 

fortcm,  henceforth,  hence- 
forward, hereafter. 

fort*etlen,  to  hasten  on. 

fort*fal)ren  (u,  o) ,  to  con- 
tinue, proceed. 

fort*fltefeen  (o,  o),  to  glide 
along,  move  along. 


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fort*IeBen,  to  continue  to 
live. 

fort*retfeen  (i,  t),  to  tear 
along,  carry  away. 

fort*frf)rettert  (fdjrttt,  ge= 
fdjritten) ,  to  progress, 
advance. 

fort*fe£en,  to  continue. 

for.t*treirjen  (ie,  ie),  to 
drive  away. 

fort*ft>acf)fen  (u,  a) ,  to  con- 
tinue to  grow,  increase. 

forttoofjrenb,  continually, 
constantly. 

fort*ftial3en,  to  roll  on. 

fort*3tel)en  (309,  gegogen), 
to  draw  away,  attract ; 
to  go  away. 

$rage   (-,  -tt),  f-,  question. 

fragen,  to  ask,   question. 

grctger  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  ques- 
tioner, inquirer. 

granjj,  Francis. 

^rafe  (-e§),  m.,  act  of  de- 
vouring; gum  — ,  as  prey. 

grou  (-,  -en),  /.,  woman, 
wife. 

graulein  (-§,  -),  n.,  young 
lady,  miss. 

frecrj,  bold,  impudent, 
shameless. 

fret,  free,  freely,  unrestrain- 
ed. 

freiert,  to  marry. 

greiljeit  (-,  -en),  f.,  liberty, 
freedom. 

fremb,  strange,  alien,  as  a 
stranger. 


,     /.,    foreign    parts, 

unknown  land, 
grembling     (-e§,    -e),     m., 

foreigner,  stranger, 
greube     (-,    -n),    f.,    joy, 

pleasure, 
greubebringer    (-§,  -),    m., 

bringer  of  joy. 
greubentcmmel   (-§,  -),  m., 

joyous  ecstasy, 
freubig,      joyful,     cheerful, 

joyous,  joyously,  happy, 
greubiglett     (-,    -en),     f., 

joyfulness,      cheerfulness, 

readiness, 
freublog,  joyless, 
freuen,   to   afford   joy;   fid^ 

— ,  to  be  glad,  be  happy, 

be  pleased,  rejoice, 
greunb       (-e§,     -e),      m., 

friend. 
greunbe§!rei§  (-e§,  -e),  m., 

circle  of  friends. 
greitnbe§trette,     f.,     fidelity 

of  friends,  loyalty, 
freunblid^,     in     a     friendly 

way,  .  friendly,     pleasant, 

kindly. 

freunbloS,  friendless, 
grebel    (-§,  -),  m.,  crime, 
frebel    (usually   frebell)aft), 

wanton,   presumptuous, 
frebeln,    to   commit    crime ; 

frebelnb,   wanton,   desper- 
ate. 

grebler     (-§,    -),    m.,    of- 
fender, evil-doer, 
griboltn    (-§),  m.,  Fridolin. 


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grtebe(n)    (-n§),  m.,  peace. 

griebengflang  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
the  sound  of  peace,  voice 
of  peace. 

frtebltd),  peaceful,  comfort- 
able. 

frtfd),  brisk,  vigorous,  live- 
ly, fresh. 

grift  (-,  -en),  f.,  respite, 
set  (legal)  time. 

froi),  happy,  joyful,  cheer- 
ful; bie  grol)en,  the  hap- 
py. 

friJIjlidj,  joyful,  joyous,  gay. 

froljlocfen,  to  exult,  triumph. 

grol)Ioc!en  (-§),  n.,  exul- 
tation, triumph. 

froljnen,  to  toil,  drudge, 
labor  as  a  vassal. 

fromm,  brave,  honest, 
pious,  harmless,  simple, 
devout,  strong,  innocent, 
trusted. 

gruc£)t  (-,  *e),  f.,  fruit. 

frurf)tlo§,  uselessly. 

friif),  early,  soon,  previous. 

grilling  (-§,  -e),  m., 
spring. 

fiigen,  to  join,  unite,  dis- 
pose, ordain;  fid)  — ,  to 
cling,  join,  unite. 

fiiljlen,  to  feel,  perceive. 

fu^lloS,  insensible,  unfeel- 
ing, senseless. 

fiif)ren,  to  lead,  guide,  con- 
duct, bring;  carry  on, 
wage,  wield. 

giiljrer   (-§,  -),  m.,  guide. 


guile,  /.,  plenty,  abundance. 

fiiQert,  to  fill,  complete. 

fiinf,  five. 

gunfe(n)  (-rt§,  -n),  m., 
spark. 

funfeln,  to  sparkle,  gleam. 

f iir,  for ;  -  -  imb  — ,  for 
ever  and  ever,  evermore ; 
also  poetic  for  bor. 

furd)en,  to  dig  up,  furrow. 

gurd)t,  f.,  fear. 

furrfjtbar,  fearful,  awe-in- 
spiring, formidable. 

fiird)ten,  to  fear,  be  afraid 
of,  dread. 

fiirdjterltd),  terrible,  fear- 
ful, frightful. 

fiirberljtn,  henceforth,  in 
future. 

giirft  (-en,  -en),  m.,  prince. 

fiirtoaljr,  truly,  indeed. 

gufe  (-e§,  *c),  m.,  foot. 

gufegeftell  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
pedestal. 

© 

®abe     (-,    -n),     f.,    gift, 

present. 

gaffen,  to  gape,  stare, 
gctf),  steeply,  abruptly. 
gtil)ttng§,  abruptly, 
gci^nen,  to  yawn,  gape, 
©dljnen    (-) ,  n.,  yawning, 
©ang  (-e§,  ue),  m.,  course, 

way,  walk,  message, 
©cingelbanb   (-eg,  *er),    n., 


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leading  string,  apron 
string. 

©ontymebe,  w.,  Ganymede, 
name  of  a  Phrygian  boy 
who  became  the  cup- 
bearer of  the  gods. 

gang,  all,  whole;  wholly, 
entirely. 

©arbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  sheaf. 

©am  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  yarn, 
thread. 

©arten  (§,  *},  nt.,  garden. 

©offe   (-,  -n),  /.,  street. 

©oft   (-e§,  "e),  m.,  guest. 

©ctftfreimb  (-c§,  -e),  w., 
host,  one  offering  hospi- 
tality; guest,  one  enjoy- 
ing hospitality. 

goftltd),  hospitable. 

©otte  (-n,  -n) ,  m.,  hus- 
band, mate,  spouse. 

gatten  (fid)) ,  to  meet,  unite. 

©attin  (-,  -nen),  f.,  wife. 

gauleln,  to  deceive,  play 
tricks. 

©agelle   (-,  -n),  f.,  gazelle. 

gebaren  (a,  o),  to  nurture, 
breed,  bring  forth,  create, 
bear,  give  birth  to ;  ge= 
bieret,  old  form  for  ge= 
boret. 

©ebcht,  see  ©ebaube. 

©ebailbe  (-§,  -),  n.,  build- 
ing, structure,  form, 
mould. 

©ebein  (-§,  -e),  n.,  limbs, 
bones,  body. 

geben    (a,  c),  to  give;    e§ 


gtbt,  there  is,  there  are ; 
fid)  — ,  to  consent,  give 
leave. 

©eber  (-§,  -),  m.,  giver. 

©ebet    (-eg,  -e),  n.,  prayer. 

©ebtet  (e§,  -e),  n.,  terri- 
tory, domain,  dominion. 

gebieten  (o,  o),  to  com- 
mand, rule,  order ;  ge- 
bent,  old  form,  ind.  3. 
sing. 

©ebieter  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  master, 
lord. 

©ebieterin  (-,  -nen),  /., 
mistress. 

©ebilb[e]  (-c§,  -),  n., 
phantasm,  image,  crea- 
tion, work. 

©ebirge  (-§,  -),  n.,  moun- 
tain chain,  mountains. 

gebogen,  bent,  bowed,  curv- 
ed. 

geboren,  born. 

©ebot  (-C§,  -c),  «.,  order, 
command. 

gebraudjen,  to  use. 

©ebriitt  (-e§,  -e) ,  n.,  roar- 
ing, bellowing. 

gebimben,  limited,  restrict- 
ed. 

©ebiifd)  (-c§,  -e),  n., 
thicket,  bushes. 

©ebanfe  (-n§,  -n),  m., 
thought. 

gebanfenboH,  thoughtful. 

gebenlen  (gebad)te,  gebadjt), 
to  remember,  call  to 
mind,  think  of. 


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gebetljen  (te,  te),  to  thrive, 
prosper,  grow,  increase. 

©cbtdjt  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  poem. 

gebrcmge,  see  gebrdrtgt. 

©ebrdnge  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  crowd, 
throng. 

gebrangt,  crowded. 

gefcil)rltd),  dangerous. 

gef  alien  (gcftel,  a),  to 
please,  like. 

©efangene  (-n,  -n) ,  m., 
prisoner. 

©efangnt§  (-fe§,  -fe),  n., 
prison. 

©efdfe   (-c§,  -e),  «.,  vessel. 

©efedjt  (-§,  -e),  n.,  fight, 
fray,  combat. 

©efteber  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  plu- 
mage ;  wings.  • 

©eftlbe  (-§,  -),  n.,  fields, 
plains. 

gefliigelt,  winged. 

©efiUjI  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  feel- 
ing, emotion,  sentiment. 

gefMt,  filled. 

gegcn,  toward,  against. 

©egenb  (-,  -e),  f.,  region, 
vicinity. 

©egenliebe,  f.,  love  in  re- 
turn, mutual  or  reciprocal 
love. 

©egenrebc  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  reply. 

©egentourt,  f.,  the  present 
(time). 

gegentoarttg,  present. 

gdjeirrt,  secret,  hidden,  mys- 
terious. 

imniS    (-[e§,  -fe),    n., 


secrecy,    secret    place,    se- 

cret. 
geljetmniSboH,    mysteriously, 

in  mystery,   secretly. 
geljen  (ging,  gcgangen),   to 

go. 


(-§),    n.,    howling, 

yelling,  roaring. 
geljordjen,  to  obey. 
gcijoren,  to  belong  to. 
©djorfam    (-§),    m.,    obed- 

ience. 
©eift    (-e§,  -er),  m.,  mind, 

genius,  intelligence,  spirit, 

soul;   volatile   liquid;   ber 

gute  —  ,  the  Good  Spirit. 
©eifterftimme    (-,    -n),    /., 

spirit-voice. 
©eifterlDeife     (-,    -n)  ,     f., 

manner,    custom    of   spir- 

its. 
©etfterttmrbe    (-,    -n),     f., 

dignity  of  spirits. 
geiftig,  spiritual.        [bowels. 
©efrbfe    (-§,  -),   n.,  vitals, 
©eldnbe    (-§,   -),    n.,   tract 

of  country,  landscape. 
©eldnber  (-§,  -),  n.,  balus- 

trade,     (staircase)      ban- 

nister; staircase. 
geldnbert,  railed. 
geloffen,  calm,  quiet. 
gelaun(e)t,    disposed,   tem- 

pered ;      gut     —  ,     good- 

humored,  favorable. 
©eloute  (-§,  -),  n.,  ringing, 

peal     of    bells,    chime    of 

bells. 


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©elegenljett  (-,  -en),  /.,  oc- 
casion. 

©eletfe  (-§,  -),  n.,  track, 
path. 

©elen!  (-e§,  -e) ,  n.,  joint. 

©eliebte  (-n,  -n),  /.,  lady- 
love, sweet-heart. 

geltngen  (a,  u),  to  succeed, 
be  successful ;  used  with 
dat.;  e§  gelang  mtr  cttca§ 
311  tun,  I  succeeded  in 
doing  something. 

gelten  (a,  o),  to  be  a  mat- 
ter of,  be  the  chief  point, 
be  worth,  be  of  value, 
prevail. 

©eliibbe  (-§,  -),  n.,  vow, 
promise. 

geliiften,  to  desire;  e§  ge= 
liijtet  mid)  nadj,  I  long 
for,  desire. 

©eliiften  (-§,  -),  n.,  long- 
ing, desire. 

©etnad)  (-§,  *er),  n.,  room, 
apartment. 

gemein,  low,  vulgar,  com- 
mon. 

©emeinbe  (-,  -n) ,  /.,  con- 
gregation. 

©emetne,  see  ©cmetnbe. 

©emetn^aft  (-,  -en),  f., 
community. 

gemefjen,  measured,  com- 
posed. 

©emifd)  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  mix- 
ture, mingling. 

©emSbocf  (-§,  -"e),  m., 
chamois. 


©cmfe  (-,  -n),  /.,  chamois. 

©emiit  (-e§,  -er),  n.,  spirit, 
disposition. 

genait,    exactly,   accurately. 

genefen  (a,  e),  to  recover. 

©ente  (-§,  -§),  n.,  genius. 

gemefjen  (o,  o),  to  enjoy, 
share,  taste. 

©emii§  (-,  ©enten),  m., 
genius,  spirit. 

©enoffe  (-n,  -n),  m.,  com- 
rade, companion. 

genug,  enough.          [suffice. 

geniigen,  to  content,  satisfy, 

©enufe  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  en- 
joyment, pleasure. 

gequalt,  tormented,  per- 
plexed. 

gerabe,  precisely,  just,  ex- 
actly. 

geraten  (te,  o),  to  turn 
out;  mtr  gut  — ,  prosper, 
get  into,  pass  (implying 
change  from  one  place  to 
another). 

geredjt,  just,  righteous,  fit. 

geregelt,  regulated,  con- 
trolled. 

©erirfjt  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  judg- 
ment. 

©erippe  (-§,  -),  n.,  skel- 
eton. 

gern,  gladly,  fain,  with 
pleasure. 

gerodjen,  avenged. 

geriiljrt,  moved,  touched. 

©efong  (-e§,  "e),  n.,  song, 
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©efd&oft  (-eS,  -e),  n.,  af- 
fair, matter,  business, 
concern. 

gefdjcifttg,  busy,  active. 

©efdjcmme  (-§),  n.,  foam. 

gefrfjeljen  (a,  e),  to  happen, 
come  to  pass,  be  done. 

©efdjen!  (-eg,  -e),  n., 
present,  gift. 

©efrfjicf  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  fate, 
lot. 

©efd&Ied&t  (-eg,  -er),  n., 
genus,  kind,  race,  gen- 
eration, sex. 

gefdjlimgen,  interwoven, 
wreathed. 

©efcfjrei  (-§),  n.,  cries,  cla- 
mor. 

©efdjopf  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  crea- 
ture, creation. 

©efdjofc  (-eg,  -e),  «.,  dart, 
arrow. 

©efrfjtoaber  (-g,  -),  «., 
squadron. 

gefd)tt>a£tg,  babbling. 

gejcfitmnb,  swift,  fleet, 
quick. 

©efetf[e]  (-en,  -en),  m., 
fellow,  comrade,  com- 
panion. 

gefeUen,  to  associate,  join, 
unite. 

gefeUig,  social,  friendly,  in- 
viting companionship. 

©efeUfdjaft  (-,  -en),  f.,  so- 
ciety, company. 

©efefe  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  law, 
decree,  command. 


©ef4e§fd)dft  (-,  -en),  f., 
writing  of  the  law. 

gefe^t,  sober,  grave,  serious. 

©efidjt  (-e§,  -c  or  -er),  n., 
face,  sight,  countenance, 
look ;  ©efidfjte,  views, 
specters ;  ©efidjter,  faces. 

©efpann  (-e§,  -e),  «., 
team,  span. 

©efpenft  (-eg,  -er),  n.,  ap- 
parition, specter. 

©efprad)  (-eg,  -e),  n.,  talk, 
conversation. 

©eftabe  (-§,  -),  n.,  shore, 
coast. 

©eftalt  (-,  -en),  f.,  form, 
figure,  aspect. 

geftalten,  to  form,  fashion ; 
fief)  — ,  to  take  form,  ap- 
pear. 

gefteljen  (geftcmb,  geftcm# 
ben),  to  confess,  avow, 
own,  admit. 

geftern,  yesterday. 

©eftirn  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  celes- 
tial body,  constellation, 
star. 

©etofe  or  ©etbfe  (-§),  n., 
violent  noise,  din,  uproar. 

getreu,  true,  truthful. 

©etummel  (-§,  -),  n.,  tur- 
moil. 

genxtfyr,  aware  of,  knowing; 
-  rocrben,  with  gen.,   to 
perceive. 

geraoljren,  to  perceive ; 
usually  getoaljr  tnerben. 

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permit,  vouchsafe,  main- 
tain (for). 

©etoalt  (-,  -en),  f.,  force, 
violence,  might,  power. 

getoaltig,  violent,  powerful, 
mighty,  strong. 

©etoanb  (-c§,  ^er),  n.,  gar- 
ment, robe,  gown. 

gehJanbt,  active,  nimble, 
clever,  able. 

getoarten,  see  ertt>arten. 

getoarttg,  waiting  for,  look- 
ing for,  expecting. 

©etoerbe  (-§,  -),  n.,  trade, 
business. 

gefaidjtig,  weighty,  strong, 
powerful,  ponderous. 

©eftrinn  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  win- 
ning, gain,  profit. 

©etmntmel  (-§),  n.,  crowd, 
throng. 

getmnnen  (o,  o),  to  win, 
gain,  reach. 

©etoinnft  (-c§,  -e),  m., 
gain,  profit,  prize. 

©etoirr   (-§),  n.,  confusion. 

©etmffen  (-3,  -),  n.,  con- 
science. 

©etoijjfjeit  (-,  -en),  f.,  cer- 
tainty. 

©etBittertnoIfe  (-,  -n),  f., 
raincloud. 

getuogcn,  favorably  in- 
clined. 

getobljnen,  to  accustom  to, 
familiarize  with ;  fid)  — , 
to  become  accustomed,  be 
trained. 


getooljnt,    usual,    customary, 

familiar. 
©elcolbe    (-§,  -),  n.,  vault, 

arch,  heavens. 
©etobl!     (-e§),    n.,    clouds, 

mass  of  clouds. 
©ettriif)!    (-e§),    n.,   crowd, 

throng,  tumult,  mass. 
©ettmra  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  spice. 
gegoctt,  forked,  toothed. 
gegtemen  (jid^),  to  be  meet, 

befit,  become. 
©iebel    (-§,   -),   m.,   gable, 

gable-end. 
gtertg,  eagerly. 


mountain  torrent. 
gie^en  (o,  o),  to  pour;  fid") 

—  ,  to  flow.  [poison. 

giftgefdjinotten,  swollen  by 
gtftig,  poisonous,  venomous. 
©igantertfrfjrttt  (-e§,  -e), 

m.,      giant      step,       giant 

stride. 

gigantifdj,  gigantic. 
©tpfel    (-§,  -),  m.,  summit, 

top. 
©ittcr    (-§,  -),    n.,    trellis, 

lattice,  bar. 
©ifd)t      (-e§),     m.,      foam, 

froth. 
©long  (-e§)  ,  m.,  brightness, 

glitter,  glory,  splendor. 
glcingen,    to    shine,    sparkle, 

gleam,     glisten  ;     be     dis- 

tinguished or  brilliant. 
©Ia§    (-e§,  *er),  n.,  glass; 

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glatt,  sleek. 

glatten,  to  polish,  smooth, 
burnish. 

©laitbe  (-n§,  -n) ,  m.,  be- 
lief, faith. 

glcmben,  to  believe;  fief)  — , 
to  think,  imagine. 

glait&tg,  believing,  faithful, 
credulous. 

filctd),  equal,  like,  even,  un- 
changing; at  once,  imme- 
diately; ba§  ©leidje,  the 
like ;  of  the  same  rank  or 
kind. 

©leiclje,  f.,  evenness,  equal- 
ity. 

gleidjen  (t,  t),  to  resemble, 
be  like. 

©leidjljett,  f.,  equality. 

©Ict§  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  see 
©eleife. 

©Iteb   (-e§,  -er),  n.,  limb. 

©lode  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  bell. 

©lorfenfpcife,    f.,  bell-metal. 

©lorfenftrcmg  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
bell-rope. 

©lorfenftit&e  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  bel- 
fry. 

©IMIetn  (-§,  -),  n.,  small 
bell. 

©lorte,  f.,  glory. 

©lurf  (-e§),  n.,  luck,  for- 
tune, success,  happiness, 
pleasure,  enjoyment;  fate. 

Qliitfen,  to  succeed. 

gliidltcfj,  happy,  fortunate ; 
happily,  fortunately. 

gliicffeltg,  blessed,  happy. 


gtiiljen,  to  glow,  burn, 
gleam. 

©lilt  (-,  -en),  f.,  glow, 
passion,  heat. 

©nube,  f.,  mercy,  pardon. 

©nobenbilb  (-e§,  -er),  n., 
sacred  image. 

gncibtg,  gracious,  gracious- 
ly. 

©olb  (-e§),  n.,  gold;  in 
ber  (Saiten  — ,  in  the  gol- 
den harp  strings. 

golben,  to  gild. 

golben,  golden,  happy. 

gonnen,  to  grant,  permit, 
allow. 

©ott  (-e§,  -^er),  m.,  god, 
God. 

©otterbtlb  (-e§,  -er),  n., 
picture  of  divinity. 

©otterbote  (-n,  -n),  m., 
messenger  of  the  gods, 
divine  messenger;  Her- 
mes or  Mercury. 

©otterbtenft  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
worship  of  the  gods,  poly- 
theism. 

©otterfreunb  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
friend  of  the  gods. 

©otterfimren  (-§,  -),  m., 
celestial  fire,  divine  spark. 

gottergletd),  godlike,  divine. 

©otter^anb  (-,  "e),  f.,  div- 
ine hand,  superhuman 
power. 

©otter^eer  (-e§,  -c),  n., 
divine  host. 

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queen  of  the  gods,  or 
Juno.  She  was  sometimes 
worshiped  as  the  foun- 
dress ef  marriage.  See 
p.  114,  /.  10. 

©Sttcrluft  (-,  *e),  f.,  god- 
like joy. 

©otterredjt  (-c§,  -e),  n., 
divine  right. 

©otterfrfjofc  (-es,  *e),  w., 
sacred  or  divine  bosom 
or  womb. 

©btterftdrfe,  f.,  strength  of 
the  gods,  divine  might. 

©Sttertoelt  (-,  -en),  /., 
home  of  the  gods,  Olym- 
pus, paganism. 

©otte§I)au§  (-e§,  *er),  n., 
house  of  God,  church. 

©ottljeit  (-,  -en) ,  f.,  deity, 
divinity;  goddess. 

©bttin  (-,  -nen),  /.,  god- 
dess. 

gbttlid),  god-like,  divine. 

©rab  (-e§,  *er),  n.,  grave, 
tomb,  sepulchre. 

©robgefong  (-e§,  *e),  wi., 
funeral  song,  dirge. 

©rab  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  grade. 

©raf  (-en,  -en),  m.,  count. 

©rofin  (-,  -nen),  f.,  coun- 
tess. 

©ram  (-e3),  m.,  sorrow, 
grief,  trouble,  anguish. 

gramter  (granttifdj),  gran- 
ite. 

©ro§  (-e§,  •"er),  n.,  grass, 
ofelic^,  horrible,  terrible; 


horribly,  terribly ;  — 
toecfet,  wakens  in  dread. 

©rat  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  ridge. 

grail,  gray. 

Qrouen,  to  dread;  impers., 
tnir  grout  bor,  I  fear,  am 
in  horror  of;  fid)  graiienb, 
shuddering. 

©rauen   (-§),  n.,  horror. 

grauenboD,  full  of  horror, 
appalling. 

graulid)t,  grayish,  grizzly ; 
grisly. 

graii§,  awful,  dreadful, 
frightful,  fearful,  hor- 
rible. 

groufam,  cruel,  terrible. 

graufen,  to  fill  with  dread, 
feel  horror. 

©roiifen  (-§),  n.,  awe,  hor- 
ror, terror,  dread,  dismay. 

groilfenb,  awe-inspiring. 

groirfer,  dismal. 

©ra^ie  (-,  -n),  f.,  grace, 
charm ;  in  classical  my- 
thology personification  of 
grace  and  beauty,  the 
Graces. 

greifen  (griff,  gegriffen), 
to  seize,  grasp ;  311  ettoa§ 
— ,  to  lay  hold  upon,  put 
one's  hand  to,  seize;  in 
ettDa§  — ,  to  thrust  one's 
hand  into,  search,  grap- 
ple with. 

grei§,  gray,  aged. 

©rei§  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  old 
man. 


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©ren^e    (-,   -n),   f.,   limit, 

boundary. 
grengen,  to  border. 
©renggott    (-e§,    *er)  ,    m., 

god    of    boundaries  ;     see 

p.  112,  n.  10. 
greulicf),      abominable,      de- 

testable, monstrous,  enor- 

mous, hideous. 
©riecfje  (-n,  -n)  ,  m.,  Greek. 
©riedjenlcmb   (-e§,  "er),  n., 

Greece. 
©rimm     (-e§),     m.,     fury, 

rage  ;  as  adj.  see  grtmtntg. 
grimmig,       angry,       fierce  ; 

fiercely. 

grtnfen,  to  grin. 
©roH   (-§),  m.,  resentme 

grudge,       malice,       envy, 

hatred. 
©rofee    (-,  -en),   f.,  great- 

ness, size. 


great,       important, 

large,  grand. 
©rofeen,  pi.,  nobility,  gran- 

dees ;  —  ber  ®rone,  peers 

of  the  realm. 
©rofemeifter     (-§,    -),    m., 

grand  master. 
©rottc    (-,  -n),  f.,   grotto, 

cave. 

©rube  (-,  -n),  f.,  pit. 
©ruft  (-,  *e),  f.,  vault. 
griin,  green. 
©runb    (-e§,  *e),  m.,  soil, 

ground,   foundation. 
griinben,    to    found,    estab- 

lish. 


©rimbgebanfe  (-en§,  -en) , 
m.,  fundamental  thought. 

gruubloS,  bottomless,  fath- 
omless. 

griinen,  to  become  green, 
grow  green,  thrive,  flour- 
ish, prosper. 

griinenb,  verdant. 

grUnlid),  greenish. 

©rufe  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  greet- 
ing. 

griifeen,  to  greet. 

©itnft,  f.,  favor,  good-will. 

©iirtel  (-g,  -),  m.,  girdle, 
belt. 

giirten,  to  girdle. 

©life  (-e§,  "e),  w.,  torrent; 
casting,  molding. 

gilt,  good,  kind,  friendly, 
well;  gum  ©uten,  for 
good,  to  advantage ;  ber 
©ute,  the  good  man. 

©ut  (-e§,  aer),  n.,  goods, 
possession,  property,  gift, 
fortune,  wealth,  blessing. 

©ute,   f.,  favor,  goodness. 

giittg,  kind,  gracious. 

giitlicrj,  amicably,  in  a 
friendly  way,  fairly. 


(-e§,  -e),  n.,  hair. 
e,  /.,  fortune,  goods. 
Ijaben    (fjatte,    geb,obt),    to 

have. 
^ob§burg,   Habsburg. 


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$obfud)t,    f.,    covetousness, 

avarice. 

£>dt  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  shark. 
£crin    (-e§,  -e),  m.,  sacred 

grove,  wood,  forest, 
falb,  half. 
&olbgott     (-eg,    *er),    w., 

demigod. 

$otte   (-,  -n),  /.,  hall,  ves- 
tibule, porch,  market. 
£>ctlm  (-e§,  -e  or  -en),  »»., 

blade     (of    grass),    stalk, 

straw. 

£ol§   (-e§,  *e),  »t.,  neck. 
Ijulten     (te,    a),    to    hold, 

consider,     regard,     treat, 

keep. 
£oltepunft    (-e§,    -e),    w., 

place  of  stopping, 
jammer    (-§,  -  or  *),    m., 

hammer ;    hammer-headed 

shark  (Zygoena  malleus). 
£cmb   (-,  *e),  /.,  hand, 
fianbeln,     to    behave,     act, 

conduct  one's  self. 
^anbel§flotte    (-,   -n),    f., 

merchant  fleet. 
£onblung   (-,  -en),  f.,  act, 

deed,  action,  rite, 
^onbfc^u^     (-c§,    -e),    m., 

glove. 

^»ong   (-c§,  "c),  w.,  decliv- 
ity, slope. 

(i,  a),  to  hang. 
,  to  hang, 
^aren,  hairy,  made  of  hair ; 

£>arene§,  see  note,  p.  64. 
$arfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  harp. 


(-§),  m.,  grief,  sor- 

row, sadness. 
^armonie  (-,  -en),  /.,  har- 

mony. 
^armonienfluft     (-e§,     "e), 

m.,  flood  of  harmony. 
Barren,  to  stay,  wait,  wait 

for,  hope. 

Ijort,  hard,  severe,  trying. 
3?cifd)er  (-§,  -),  m.,  bailiff. 
Ijoffen,  to  hate;  fid)  —  ,    to 

hate  each  other. 
^cifelid),    ugly,    unpleasant. 
^aitd)   (-e§,  -e),  »».,  breath, 

breeze. 

,  to  exhale. 

(^ieb,    ge^auen),   to 

strike,  bite  at.  [up. 

I)cmfen,  to  accumulate,  heap 
^>aupt   (-e§,  -"er),  n.,  head, 

brow  ;  summit. 
£au§  (-e§,  ^er),  n.,  house; 

the  framework  built  over 

the    pit    and    the    oven; 

nod]     £aufe,     home;     311 

£>cmfe,  at  home. 


-,  -,    m., 

inmate  of  a  house. 
Ijoufen,  to  dwell,  tarry,  stay. 
£ait§frau      (-,     -en),     f., 

housewife. 
£ait§I)alt      (-§,     -e),     m., 

household. 
IjcmSltd],  domestic. 
^icbel   (-§,  -),  m.,  lever. 
Ijeben   (o  or  it,  o),  to  lift, 

raise,  heave  ;    fid)  —  ,    to 

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£>ecfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  thicket, 
hedge. 

£>eer   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  army. 

.^eergitg  (-§,  *e),  m., 
march,  train.  [hilt. 

£>eft    (-e§,   -e),    n.,   sword- 

I)eften,  to  fasten,  attach. 

fycfttg,   passionate,   ardent. 

fjegert,  to  cherish ;  contain, 
enclose. 

^eibentum  (-§),  n.,  heath- 
endom. 

£>etl  (-e§),  n.,  welfare,  sal- 
vation, redemption. 

^petlanb   (-§),  m.,  Savior. 

Ijeilen,  to  heal,  cure. 

Ijetltg,  holy,  sacred ;  bie 
£>eiltgen,  the  Saints ; 
holy  things. 

fietligen,  to  sanctify,  con- 
secrate. 

£>eiltgtum  (-c§,  "er),  n., 
sanctuary,  shrine. 

fjeim,  home,  homeward. 

^>etmat  (-,  -en),  f.,  home, 
native  place. 

£>etmatl)iitte  (-,  -n) ,  f., 
home,  cottage. 

IjeimotloS,  homeless. 

fjeimifcf),  native. 

^etm*fe^ren,  to  return 
home. 

^eimlic^,  secret,  private, 
privately. 

Ijehn^rfiiffen,  to  sail  home, 
go  home. 

ljetm*3tef)en   (309, 
to  return  home. 


^et^,  hot,  burning,  ardent, 
eager.  [say. 

^etfeen  (ie,  et),  to  be  called, 

Better,  clear,  bright,  cheer- 
ful ;  happy. 

$etterfett,  f.,  serenity, 
brightness. 

$elb  (-en,  -en),  m.,  hero, 
champion. 

Ijelbenfiiljn,  heroic,  brave. 

£>elbenmut  (-e§),  m.,  hero- 
ism. 

£>elbenfptel  (-c§,  -e),  n., 
heroic  game,  heroic  con- 
test. 

®elbenftirtt(e)  (-,  -en),  /., 
hero's  brow. 

Ijelfen   (o,  o),  to  help. 

£>elto§,  m.,  Helios,  the  sun- 
god  in  Greek  mythology, 
in  later  times  identified 
with  Apollo. 

IjeH,  bright,  clear,  clearly, 
plainly. 

fieHfd)Iagenb,  clearly  strik- 
ing, sounding. 

£>elm  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  helmet, 
top  of  the  bell ;  bon  bem 
-  3utn  ®ran3,  from  top 
to  rim. 

Ijemmen,  to  hinder,  check, 
stop,  repress. 

&en!el  (-§,  -),  m.,  handle, 
ear,  hook. 

£>enfer  (-§,  -),  m.,  execu- 
tioner, doomsman. 

£enfer§Iuft  (-,  «e),  f., 
hangman's  joy. 


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Ijer,  from  where,  here ;  um 
tfjn  — ,  around  about 
him.  [pour  down. 

Ijerab*gtefeen     (o,     o),     to 

Ijer.ab*fteigen  (ie,  ie),  to 
descend,  dismount. 

f)erab*ftiir3en,  to  fall  down. 

Ijeran*fUIjren,  to  lead  up, 
bring. 

l)ercm*fried)en  (o,  o),  to 
creep  along,  crawl  along. 

Ijerauf,  up. 

b,ercmf*raufcijen,  to  seethe, 
rush  up. 

Ijerauf  *fci)h)eben,  to  soar  up, 
rise. 

Ijercm§*ftiirj3en,  to  rush  out. 

Ijerb,  sharp,  sour,  bitter. 

b,erbet,  here,  hither,  on. 

§erbei*bringen  (brodjte,  ge* 
bradjt),  to  bring  here, 
bring. 

ljerbei*etlen,  to  hasten 
hither. 

b,er.bet*ftromen,  to  stream 
here  or  on. 

Ijer*blirfen,  to  look  hither, 
look  earthward. 

Ijer*breiten,  to  spread  be- 
fore. 

£>erbft  (-eg,  -e),  m.,  au- 
tumn, fall. 

$erb   (-e§,  -t),  m.,  hearth. 

$erbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  herd. 

^crein,  in. 

B,eretn*bltcfen,  to  look  in. 

^ercin  *fommen  (font,  o) , 
to  come  in. 


I)eretn*f(f)toanfert,  to  move 
in,  roll  in. 

Ijer.*fiil)ren,  to  bring  here. 

b,er*fommen  (lam,  o),  to 
come  from. 

$erme§,  m.,  Hermes,  or 
Mercury,  son  of  Jupiter 
and  Maia,  god  of  com- 
merce and  thievery,  mes- 
senger of  the  gods.  His 
worship  was  also  con- 
nected with  architecture. 
See  p.  113,  /.  13.  Among 
the  Romans  he  was  a  god 
of  commerce,  with  the 
anchor  as  his  symbol. 
See  p.  30,  /.  9. 

B,ernteber*fteigen  (ie,  ie), 
to  come  down,  go  down, 
descend. 

$ero  (indec.  in  sing.;  pi., 
-en  or  -§) ,  m.,  hero. 

$err  (-n,  -en),  m.,  master, 
sir,  lord,  mister ;  Lord. 

£er.rtn  (-,  -nen),  /.,  mis- 
tress. 

Ijerrlicb,,  splendid,  grand, 
glorious.  [splendor. 

^errlid^Iett     (-,    -en),    f., 

Ijerrfcfjen,  to  rule. 

^errfdjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  ruler, 
commander,  sovereign. 

^errfdjertn  (-,  -nen),  /., 
ruler,  mistress. 

£errfd)erfdjrttt  (-ei,  -e) , 
m.,  ruler's  step. 

Jperrfdjertat  (-,  -en),  f., 
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(-e§,  -c),    n., 

domain    of    authority    or 

power.  [call  hither. 

f)er*rufen  (te,  u),  summon, 
^er*fenben       (fanbte,      ge= 

fanbt) ,     to      send     here, 

send  hither. 
Ijer*ftammen,  to  come. 
Ijerunt,  around,  about. 
ljerunter*neigen    (fid)),    to 

bow. 

Ijerttor,  forth,  out. 
Ijert>or*bredjen    (a,    o),    to 

break  forth. 
Ijert>or*nel)men    (a,   genom* 

men),  to  take  forth. 
Berber *rennen    (rcmnte,  ge* 

ronnt),  to  rush  out. 
Ijert>or*rirtgen    (o,    u),    to 

struggle     forth,     struggle 

out;  fid)  — ,    to  struggle 

forth,    escape     by     strug- 
gling. 
Ijerbor*fprtngen  (a,  u),   to 

spring      forth,      to      well 

forth   (of  water). 
Ijert)or*ftr.ecfen,     to     stretch 

forth;  fid)  — ,  to  project, 
liertoor/fturaen,      to      rush 

forth. 
Ijerbortim    (fid))     (tat,    ge* 

tan),  to  appear. 
Berber *tretcn  (a,  c),  to  step 

forth. 
I)er*tt)aHen,  to  walk  along, 

travel  along, 
^erj  (-cn§,  -en),  n.,  heart, 

breast. 


berabetorenb,   deceiving   the 

heart. 
Ijerginnig,     heartfelt,    deep, 

close. 

),  heartily. 
lo§,  heartless. 

,    m.,    Hesperus,  god 

of  the  west,  a  name  now 

applied     to     the     evening 

star, 
^eudjelfdjetn  (-e§,  -e),   m., 

false  appearance. 
I)eulen,  to  howl. 
Ijeute,  to-day, 
^ter,  here,  at  this  point, 
^neropljant   (-en,  -en),    m., 

hierophant     (priest     who 

explained  mysteries). 
£tlfe,  f.,  help. 
£>immel  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  heaven, 

sky. 

Ijimmelan,  heavenward. 
^)immel§fac£el    (-,   -n),    f., 

heavenly  torch. 
§unmel§flantme  (-,  -n),  f., 

blaze  of  heaven,  flame  of 

heaven. 
£immel§getoalt  (-,  -en),  f., 

heavenly    power,    heaven- 
ly might. 
§tmmel§f)olje    (-,   -n),    f., 

celestial  height,    heavenly 

height. 
£tmmel§!oft,     /.,     heavenly 

food. 
&tmmel§fraft    (-,    ^e),    f., 

power  from  heaven,  div- 
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ft     (-,    *e),     f., 

heavenly     air,      heavenly 

breeze. 
£immel§tod)ter    (-,   "),    f., 

daughter  of  heaven. 
£>immel§3elt    (-e§,  -c) ,    n., 

vault  or  canopy  of  heaven. 
^tmmcltccirt§,    heavenward, 
fltmmlifd),     heavenly,     god- 
like, celestial;  afle^tmm* 

Itfdjen,      all      the     gods; 

^)tmmltfd)e,   celestial   one. 
Ijin,     there,     thither,    away, 

down. 

Ijinab,   down,   downwards. 
I)inab*bltcfen,  to  look  down. 
£>inabfa£|r.t     (-,    -en),     f., 

journey   down,   descent. 
I)tnab*fiiljren,  to  lead  down, 

bear  away. 
Ijtnab*r.etfeen  (i,  t),  to  tear 

down,  carry  away. 
I)inab*fd)tefeen     (o,    o),    to 

shoot    down,    dart  down, 

plunge  down. 
b,vnab*fdjen  (a,  e),  to  look 

down. 
I)tnab*ftetgen     (ie,    it),    to 

descend,  go  down. 
Jjtnab*ftiir3en,  to  fall  down. 
b,tnab*taud)en      (fid)),      to 

plunge   down,   disappear. 
Ijinab*h)erfen     (o,     o),    to 

throw  down. 
Ijtnab*3iel)en      (300,     gego* 

gen) ,  to  draw  down. 
Ijtnan,  up. 
I)inan*Himmen     (o,    o    or 


weak),      to      climb      up, 

aspire. 
b,incm*fteigen    (ie,    it),    to 

ascend,  climb  up. 
b,inauf,  up. 
b,incmf*bltcfen,      to     glance 

upward. 
I)tnauf*fpeien    (it,    it),    to 

spit  up,  dash  up. 
IjtnauS,  out,  beyond. 
b,tnau§*I)cmgen    (i,    a),    to 

hang   out,    project,    over- 
hang. 
5tnau§*ftiirmen,      to     rush 

out  stormily. 

Ijinbern,  to  hinder,  prevent. 
^>mberm§    (-fe§,    -fe),    n., 

obstacle,   obstruction,   dif- 
ficulty, hindrance. 
Ijinein,  in,  inside. 
6,inem*faIIen    (fid,   o),    to 

fall  into,  fall  down. 
^tnetn*flcd)ten     (o,    o),    to 

weave  in. 
Ijinein*gtcf5en     (o,    o),    to 

pour  in. 
f)inein*fd)aucn,    to  look  in, 

gaze  into. 
^inetn*fd)Iagen    (it,   o),    to 

go  in,  strike  in. 
I)mem*fd)Ieubern,     to     hurl 

in,  cast  in. 
6,inein*treten  (a,  e),  to  walk 

in,  step  in. 
b/inetn*tt)erfen     (a,    o),    to 

throw  in. 
^tn*fii^ren,     to     lead     off, 

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Ijtn*fmeen,  to  kneel  down. 
§iri*itetgen,  to  bend  or  bow 

down.  [away. 

f)in*retf5en    (t,    t),    to    drag 

I)tn*fcf)auen,   to   look  away; 

•    cmf,    to    gaze    upon, 

survey. 
Ijin*fcrjmel3en     (o,     o),    to 

melt  away,  dissolve. 
Ijtn*[tn!en   (a,  u),    to    sink 

down,  swoon,  faint  away, 
^inter,  behind, 
^intergrunb    (-e»,  ^e),    m., 

background. 

3?tnterljalt    (-§),    m.,     am- 
bush, hiding  place. 
Ijin*treten   (o,  e),  to  come 

to  or  before. 
Ijiniiber,  across. 
^inimter*biicfen,  to  bow 

down,    bend  down,    stoop 

down. 
I)tnimter*IIaffert,     to     gape 

down,  yawn. 
Ijinunter/retfeen    (i,   t),    to 

drag    down,    draw    down 

by  force. 
Ijirtunter.*fd)Iingen     (o,    11) , 

to     gulp     down,    swallow 

up. 
ljtmmter*fdjen     (o,    e),   to 

look  down.  [down. 

Ijinimter*ftur3en,  to  plunge 
I)tmmter*it>agen     (fid)),    to 

venture   (to  go)   down. 
Ijtnroeg*nef)men    (a,  gertom* 

men),   to  take  away,   re- 
move. 


Ijtnit>eg*reif5en  (t,  t),  to 
carry  away. 

f)tntt>eg*fpulen,  to  wash 
away. 

I)tntoeg*trjer.fcrt  (a,  o),  to 
fling  down,  throw  away. 

l)tn*rDeifen  (te,  ie),  to  point 
out. 

I)tn*toenben  (tuanbte,  ge- 
trjanbt  or  Inenbete,  ge* 
tnenbet),  (fid)),  to  turn 
to. 

Ijm*3teljen  (309,  gegogen), 
to  move  away,  set  out, 
go  forth. 

I)tngu*fe^en,  to  add. 

^)irt(e)  (-en,  -en),  m., 
shepherd. 

£>trtengott  (-e§,  "er),  m., 
shepherd  god. 

£>trtenfrab  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
shepherd's  staff,  crook. 

^trtin  (-,  -nen),  /.,  shep- 
herdess. 

fyftorifd),  historical. 

fjod),  high,  lofty,  noble ; 
comp.,  fjofjer;  superlative, 
t)od)ft;  bie  ^o^en,  the 
Powers;  ba§  ^o^e,  the 
sublime.  As  adv.,  from 
above,  see  p.  125,  n.  10. 

f)ocf)begnab[ig]et,  highly  fa- 
vored, shown  great 
mercy. 

fjodjerljaben,  uplifted,  su- 
blime. 

Ijocfjerftaimt,  astonished,  a- 
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Ijodjgele^rt,  skilled. 
Ijodjljergig,        high  -  minded, 

magnanimous.       [furnace. 
£>odjofen   (-§,  *),  m.,  blast 
Ijoffen,  to  hope ;  await. 
^offen    (-§,  -),  n.,  hope. 
£>offnung  (-,  -en),  f., hope. 
Ijoffmmg§Io§,  hopeless. 
4?of)e    (-,    -n),    f.,    height, 

loftiness. 
Ijoljl,  with  a  hollow  sound, 

dully ;      hollow,      empty ; 

decayed. 
£oljlrcmtn     (-e§,    ^c),    m., 

hollow,  cavern. 
3?oljn    (-e§),  m.,   scorn,  de- 
rision, mockery. 
Ijolb,  gracious,  kind,  friend- 
ly, lovely,  charming,  dear. 
£otte    (-,    -en),    /.,    hell; 

hades. 
^oHenbradfje    (-n,  -n),    m., 

infernal  dragon ;   devil. 
$ollenradjen     (-§,    -),    m., 

jaws  of  hell. 
$oHenraum    (-e§,  *e) ,    m., 

hell. 
^oHentor  (-e§,  -e),  M.,  gate 

of  hell, 
^olg    (-e§,  -e  or  -"er),  n., 

wood. 
Corner     (-§),    w.,     Homer, 

author  of  The   Iliad   and 

The  Odyssey. 
Ijorcijen,  to  listen, 
^orbe   (-,  -en),  f.,  horde. 
$oren,  pi.,  Hours,  goddesses 

of  times  and  seasons. 


Ijoren,  to  hear. 

^>orer  (-§,  -),  m.,  hearer, 
listener. 

(-e§,  ^er) ,  n.,  horn. 
(-e§),  m.,  shield,  pro- 
tector. 

(-§,  -),  m.,  hill. 
,  f.,  grace,  favor. 

Ijulbtgen,  to  pay  homage, 
swear  allegiance  to,  de- 
vote. 

£iiHe  (-,  -n),  /.,  veil,  cov- 
ering. 

$iilfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  shell, 
husk,  pod. 

^iitnb  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  dog, 
hound. 

Ijunbert,  hundred. 

^iipfen,  to  jump,  leap. 

^uttig,  quick,  swift. 

filter  (-§,  -),  m.,  keeper, 
steward. 

£>iitte  (-,  -n),  f.,  hut,  cot- 
tage. 

Ijiitert,  to  guard,  keep,  care 
for. 

£tione   (-,  -n),  f.,  hyena. 

£>t)ber  (-,  -n),  f.,  hydra. 

^itjmen  (-§),  m.,  Hymen, 
god  of  marriage. 

(-,  -n),  f.,  hymn. 
,  see  ^>t)mne. 
ion,      m.,      Hyperion, 
one  of  the  Titans,  son  of 
Uranus  and  in  charge  of 
the  sun  during  the  reign 
of  Saturn. 


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,  m.,  Ibycus,  a  Greek 
lyric  poet,  about  528  B.  c. 

Wj,  I. 

$bee   (-,  -n),  f.,  idea. 

$beenlanb  (-e§,  -e  or  'er), 

n.,  world  of  ideas. 
i!)r,  pi.,  you ;  her,  its,  their, 
tm  =  in  bent, 
immer,  ever,  always, 
tmmerbar,     always,      (for) 

ever;  cmf  — ,  forever, 
in,  in,  at,  within,  into,  to. 
inbem,  while,  as. 
JJnljctlt   (-§),  m.,  substance, 

content. 

tnljaltfcfjtoer,    full  of  mean- 
ing,   significant,    pregnant, 
tnne,  within ;  -  -  §oben,  to 

possess,  be  master  of. 
inner,  inner. 
$nnere    (-§),    n.,     interior, 

heart. 

tnner.fr,  inmost,  innermost, 
tnnig,    closely,    intimately. 
tn§  =  in  ba§. 
Jgnfel     (-,    -n),    f.,    island, 

isle, 
tntmefem,   in  what  respect, 

to  what  extent, 
tomfdj,  Ionian,  Ionic, 
trbtfdj,  earthly,  human. 
^ri§,   f.,   Iris,   attendant   of 

Juno ;      goddess     of     the 

rainbow, 
irren,  to  wander,  go  astray, 

be  mistaken. 


i3,    f.,    Isis,    an    Egyptian 
goddess. 

tS  (-,  -fe),  m.,  isth- 
mus; especially  Isthmus 
of  Corinth  where  the 
Isthmian  games  were 
held. 


jo,  yes,  indeed,  certainly. 
$agb,   f.,   hunt,   chase. 
^ogbluft,     f.,    fondness    for 

the  chase. 

jogen,  to  hunt,  pursue. 
$agen,  n.,  hunting,  hunt. 
^ager    (-§,  -),  m.,  hunter, 

huntsman. 
3agergefd)ofe    (-e&,  -e),    n., 

hunting  gear. 
^agerfptefc    (-e§,    -e)  ,    m., 

hunter's     spear,     hunting 

spear. 

jaf),  suddenly. 
jal)ling§,    abruptly,    precipi- 

tously. 

$al)r.   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  year. 
joljrelang,     for     years,     for 

ages. 
$oljre§3eit     (-,     -en),      /., 

season. 
^a^r^unbert    (-§,   -e),    n., 

century. 
jaljrljunbertelang,     for   cen- 

turies. 

jammer   (-§),  m.,  distress. 
jammern,    to    lament,    cry, 


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bewail  ;    impersonally,    to 

move  to  sorrow. 
jaudjgen,     to     exult,     shout 

triumphantly. 
jeber     (jebe,    jebe§),    each, 

every. 
jebod),  yet. 
jeglidjer  (jegltdie,  jeglidjeS), 

every,  each. 
jcncr     (jene,    jene§),    that, 

yonder. 
$e[tt§fnabe    (-n,    -n),    m., 

Christ  child. 


,  now. 
(-eg,  -e  or  *er),    n., 

yoke  ;    ridge  ;   arch,  span  ; 

supports   or  props    (of   a 

timber  bridge). 
$oljann  (-e§),  m.,  John. 
joniftf),  .$•££?  ionifdj. 
$oppe,  Joppa,  modern  Jaffa. 
$otri§,  see  Jupiter. 
£jitbel  (-§,  -),  m.,  rejoicing, 

festivity,   exultation,  joy. 
jubeln,  to  rejoice,  exult. 
Ssugenb,  f.,  youth. 
jitgenblid),  youthful. 
jung;  young. 
$ungfrcni   (-,  -en),  /.,  vir- 

gin, maid. 
jungfrciulid),     maidenly,     of 

a  maiden. 
^iingling     (-e§,     -e),     m., 

youth,  young  man,  lad. 
jimgft,  recently,  lately. 
Jupiter   (-§  or  ^obt§),  m., 

Jupiter.    See  Zeus. 


®aljn  (-e§,  "e),  w.,  boat. 

heifer  (-§,  -).  m.,  emperor. 

fotfcrlo§,  without  emperor, 
anarchical. 

$aiferpradjt,  f.,  imperial 
splendor,  imperial  state. 

lalt,  cold. 

®amerab  (-§  or  -en,  -en), 
m.,  comrade,  companion. 

$omone,  /.,  muse;  Lat.,  Ca- 
mena,  from  same  root  as 
carmen,  a  song. 

$ompf  (-e§,  "e),  m.,  con- 
test, fight,  struggle,  bat- 
tle. 

®ampfbegter,  f.,  desire  of 
battle. 

®ampffptel  (-e§,  -e),  M., 
contest,  struggle. 

®annibale  (-n,  -n).  m., 
cannibal. 

farg,  sparing,  poor. 

$o£e  (-,  -n),  f.,  cat,  feline. 

®cmfmann  (-§,  ^er  and 
®aufleute),  m.,  merchant, 
tradesman. 

laum,   scarcely,  hardly. 

lect,  bold,  fearless. 

feljren,  to  sweep,  turn,  re- 
turn. 

®eim  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  bud, 
germ,  seed,  embryo. 

fetmen,  to  sprout,  germi- 
nate. 

letn  (feme,  fein),  no,  not  a, 
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(-€§,   -e),   m.,   calyx, 
cup,  flower.         [to  know. 

fennert     (fannte,     gefannt), 

fenntlidj,       knowable,      dis- 
tinguishable,  recognizable. 

Sent   (-e§,  -e),    m.,    heart, 
core,  kernel,  seed. 

8ette     (-,    -n),    f.,    chain, 
slavery. 

leitc^en,  to  pant. 

Seule     (-,    -n),    f.,    club, 
bludgeon. 

:),  chaste,  pure,  modest. 
e§,  -e),  w.,  keel. 

Sinb   (-e§,  -er),  M.,  child. 

SHnbeSrecfjt     (-e§,     e),    n., 
child's  right. 

Itnbtfdj,  childish. 

Itnbltd),  childlike. 

$irtf)e  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  church. 

Sirtfjenglocfe     (-,    -n),    f., 
church  bell. 

Sircijlein  (-§,  -),  n.,  chapel, 
little  church. 

lirdjltdj,      ritual,     ecclesias- 
tical, churchly. 

Slage  (-,  -n),  f.,  complaint, 
lament. 

Hagen,  to  complain. 

Slang  (-e§,  *£),  m.,  sound, 
clang. 

Iloppem,  to  clatter. 

liar,  clear,  distinct. 

Slee  (§),  m.,  clover. 

flctben,  to  clothe,  deck. 

Iletn,  small. 

Meinob      (-§,     -ten),     n., 
jewel. 


Ilettern,  to  climb. 

fltmmen  (o,  o,  or  weak),  to 

climb. 
!tingen    (a,   it),   to   sound, 

ring. 

Slippe  (-,  -n),  f.,  cliff. 
£lipp(en)fifrf)  (-eg,  -e),  ,«., 

chaetodon,    a    species    of 

fish  with  slender  bristling 

teeth.    See  p.  52,  n.  7. 
fltrren,    to     clatter,     shake, 

rattle,  clank. 
Slofter   (-§,  «),  n.,  cloister, 

convent, 
filuft  (-,  "e),  /.,  gap,  cleft, 

abyss,  chasm, 
fluggehxmbt,  alert, 
^lumpen  (-§,  -),  w.,  lump, 

mass. 
$nabe    (-n,    -n),    w.,    boy, 

youth,  lad. 
£napp,  see  5lnappe. 
5tnappe    (-n,  -n),   m.,  boy, 

youth,  esquire, 
fnarren,  to  creak,  rattle. 
&ncru(e)I  (-g,  -),  n.  or  m., 

coil,  web. 

ftnerfjt    (-e§,   -e),    m.,    ser- 
vant, lad. 
®ned)te§blofee,    /.,    humility 

of  a  servant,  poverty, 
fnedjtifd),      servile,     menial, 

servilely. 

®me   (-§,  -e),  n.,  knee. 
Inieen,  to  kneel, 
fnirfcfjen,    to  champ,    grind 

the  teeth, 
fniipfen,  to  tie,  knot. 


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(-e§,  *e),  m.,  cook, 
fodjen,  to  boil;  fuse,  melt, 
lorfjenb,  scorching, 
lommen   (fam,  o),  to  come, 

happen;   git  5toge  — ,    to 

come  to  light,  be  evident. 
®onig  (-§,  -e),  m.,  king. 
®omgtn      (-,     -nen),      f., 

queen. 

lomglidj,  royal. 
®omg§tf)ron    (-e§,  -e),  w., 

royal  throne. 
®bmg§fi£     (-e§,    -e),    m., 

royal  place,  seat. 
®onig§todjter     (-,    *),    f., 

king's  daughter, 
^onforbta,  /\,    concord. 
Ibnnen     (fonnte,     gefonnt), 

to    be     able,    can,     have 

power,  may. 

$oratte  (-,  -n),  f.,  coral. 
®orn  (-e§,  *er),  «.,  grain, 
fornbeloben,      laden      with 

grain. 
®orintfj  or  ^orint^u§   (-§), 

n.,  Corinth. 

$orper  (-§,  -),  m.,  body, 
loftltdfj,       costly,      precious, 

dainty. 
Irat^en,     to     creak,     crash, 

fall. 

^rod^en    (-§),  n.,  crashing. 
Sroft     (-,    "•£},    f.,    power, 

strength,  force,  might. 
Irdfttg,  strong,  powerful, 
frozen,  to  crow, 
^rcm    (-c§    or   -en,    ^e   or 

-en),  m.,  crane,  derrick. 


d^  (-e§,  -e)  ,  m.,  crane. 
(-e§,    -),    nv 
flock  of  cranes. 


flight  of  cranes,  migration 

of  cranes. 
Irani,  ill,  sick. 
®ran3  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  wreath, 

garland,    circle;    rim    (of 

a  bell). 
$reatur    (-,  -en),  f.,  crea- 

ture, animal  kingdom. 
®ret§   (-eg,  -e),  m.,  sphere, 

circle.  [whirligig. 

®retfel    (-§,    -),    w.,    top, 
Iretfen,  to  move  in  a  circle, 

revolve. 
®ret§Iouf     (-e§,    *e),    m., 

period,     revolution,     peri- 

odical return. 

Ureter  (-§,  -),  m.,  Cretan. 
®reug   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  cross; 

emblem    of    the    Knights 

Templar. 

®rteg  (-e§,  -e)  ,  m.,  war. 
Irtegrtfd),  warlike. 
®rteg§flotte  (-,  -n),  f.,  war 

fleet,  navy. 
®rieg§gefal)r    (-,   -en),    f., 

peril  of  war. 


m.,  crocodile  jaws. 

®rone  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  top,  cor- 
onal, crown,  realm. 

fronen,  to  crown. 

fronenreidj,  oft  crowned, 
crowned  with  many 
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SronungSfeter  (-,  -n),  f., 
coronation  festival. 

5trbnung§maf)I  (-§,  -e  or 
•"er),  n.,  coronation  festi- 
val or  banquet. 

fiUjI,  cool,  cold. 

!iif)len,  to  cool. 

Mljlung  (-,  -en),  f.,  cool- 
ness, [daringly. 

Ittljn,  bold,    daring,    boldly, 

SuItuS  {-,  Suite),  m.,  sys- 
tem of  religious  belief, 
homage,  worship. 

Summer  (-§),  in.,  trouble, 
sorrow.  [public. 

funb,      known,       notorious, 

Sunbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  informa- 
tion, news,  intelligence. 

funbig,   skillful,  wise. 

Sunigunbe  (-nS) ,  f.,  Kun- 
igonde. 

Sunft  (-,  *e),  f.,  art,  pro- 
fession, trade. 

Sunftgdrtnerei,  landscape 
gardening. 

Siinftler  (-§,  -),  m.,  artist, 
artificer. 

fiinftlertfd),  artistic. 

liinftlid),   artificial,   clever. 

Supfer  (-§),  n.,  copper, 
brass. 

Suppel  (-,  -n),  /.,  dome, 
spire. 

lurj,  short. 

Siife  (-e§,  "e),  m.,  kiss. 

fiiffen,  to  kiss. 

Siifte  (-,  -n),  f.,  coast, 
shore. 


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,  to  refresh;  fid)  — , 
to  enjoy,  be  refreshed. 

£adje  (-,  -n),  f.,  pool,  lake. 

Icidjeln,  to  smile,  smile  upon 
one,  smile  at  one. 

ladjen,  to  laugh. 

ladjenb,    laughing,    smiling. 

£abe  (-,  -n),  f.,  chest,  box. 

loben  (u,  o) ,  to  invite, 
summon ;  pr.  ind.,  Idbt. 

fiager  (-§,  -),  n.,  couch, 
bed. 

lagern  (ftdi),  to  lie  down. 

£amm   (-e§,  ^er),  n.,  lamb. 

ficimmlem  (-§,  -),  n.,  lamb- 
kin. 

£ampdjen  (-§,  -),  n.,  little 
lamp. 

Sanb  (-e§,  -e  or  aei),  n., 
land,  country. 

lanben,  to  land. 

SanbeSenge  (-,  -n),  f.,  isth- 
mus. 

Icinbltd),  rustic,  rural. 

fianbmann  (-e§,  -"er  or 
Sanbleute),  m.,  country 
man,  farmer. 

fianbfd&oft  (-,  -en),  f., 
landscape,  scenery. 

long,  long;  during. 

fidnge  (-,  -en),  f.,  length. 

Icrngfam,  slow,  slowly. 

Idngft,  for  a  long  time,  long 
since. 

£arbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  specter, 
goblin,  mask. 


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laffert  (it,  a),  to  permit, 
cause,  leave,  abandon,  let. 

Soft  (-,  -en),  f.,  load,  bur- 
den. 

Softer  (-§,  -),  «.,  vice, 
crime,  wickedness. 

Sdfterer  (-§,  -),  m.,  slan- 
derer, blasphemer. 

Scrub  -e§),  n.,  foliage, 
leaves. 

Soubgartg  (-e§  "e),  w., 
leafy  path. 

loubig  (loubicfjt),  leafy, 
leaved. 

Souf  (-e§,  *e),  w.,  course, 
way,  race;  a^  hunting 
term,  foot,  leg,  bon  fltn* 
len  Soufen,  swift  of  foot, 
nimble-footed. 

laufen  (ie,  ou),  to  run. 

fiaune  (-,  -n),  /.,  humor, 
whim,  caprice. 

loitfrfjen,  to  listen  (to). 

Soufcfjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  listen- 
er, eavesdropper. 

lout,  loud,  noisy,  loudly, 
aloud. 

Soitt  (-c§,  -e),  w.,  sound. 

lautcn,  to  run,  read,  sound. 

Iciuten,  to  ring. 

Scttoine  (-,  -n),  f.,  ava- 
lanche. 

leben,  to  live. 

£eben  (-§,  -),  n.,  life. 

lebenb,  living,  real ;  often 
as  noun. 

lebenbtg,  living. 

Iebenlo§,  lifeless. 


2eben§bIidE    (-e§,    -c),    m., 

vital         or        quickening 

glance ;  look  of  life. 
fiebenSfiiHe,    f.,   fullness   of 

life,  personality. 
£eben§Iampenfd)tmmer    (-§, 

-),    m.,    glimmer   of   the 

lamp  of  life. 
£eben3mat    (-e§) ,  m.,  life's 

May,    springtime  of  life. 
2eben§ton     (-e§,    "e),    »»., 

life-strains, 
lebcntnarm,     glowing,     full 

of  life, 
lecfjgen,    to    languish ;    pres. 

part,  as  subst.,  the  yearn- 
ing man. 

lebtg,  free,  exempt, 
leer,  empty, 
leeren,   to   empty;    fief)   — , 

to  become  empty, 
leergebrannt,  burnt  out. 
legen,    to    lay,    place,    put; 

ftdj   — ,    to    allay    itself, 

abate,  subside. 
Seljen   (-§,  -),  n.,  fief,  fee; 

311  —  tragen,  hold  in  fief, 
fieljm  (-e§),  m.,  clay, 
fiefyre   (-,  -n) ,  f.,  teaching, 

lesson, 
leeren,   to  teach;    as  noun, 

admonition. 
Seib    (-e§,   -er),   m.,   body, 

person,     form ;     —     be§ 

£>errn,  Holy  Host. 
Ceidje  (-,  -n),  f.,  corpse, 
fietdjnam     (-e§,     -e),     m., 

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leidfit,  lightly,  easily,  slight, 
easy,  movable,  light. 

leicfjtgeftfjiirat,  lightly  bound. 

Setb  (-§),  «.,  harm,  afflic- 
tion, sorrow. 

Ceiben  (-§,  -),  n.,  suffer- 
ing, misfortune,  sorrow. 

fieibenfcficrft  (-,  -en),  f., 
passion. 

£eter   (-,  -n),  f.,  lyre. 

letljen  (ic,  ic),  to  lend,  bor- 
row. 

Cein   (-c§) ,  m.,  flax,  linen. 

letfe,  soft,  gentle,  noiseless. 

leiften,  to  do,  accomplish, 
perform. 

Setter  (-,  -n),  f.,  scale  (of 
music). 

leitert,  to  lead,  conduct,  di- 
rect. 

fienbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  loin. 

lenfen,  to  guide,  direct, 
steer. 

2en<$  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  spring. 

£eoporb  (-en,  -en),  m., 
leopard. 

fierce  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  lark ;  for 
Serdjenbaitm  (-e§,  *e), 
m.,  larch  tree. 

lernen,  to  learn. 

lefen   (a,  e),  to  read. 

£eto,  f.,  Leto,  Lot.  Latona, 
mother  of  Apollo. 

lefct,  last. 

£eu  (-n,  -n),  m.,  lion. 

leurfjten,  to  light,  give  light. 

Ceute   (pi  only),  people. 

lidjt,  light,  clear. 


(-e§,  -er),  n.,  light, 
sunshine,  candle. 

licfjten,  to  clear  up,  become 
clear. 

Cidjter   (-§,  -) ,  m.,  lighter. 

Iteb,  dear,  loving,  beloved ; 
bie  2icbcn,  the  loved 
ones. 

£tebe,  f.,  love,  affection. 

Itebeleer,  empty  of  love, 
void  of  love,  unloving. 

Iteben,  to  love,  like,  enjoy. 

Steben  (-§),  n.,  loving, 
love. 

ItebenStoert,  lovely,  lovable. 

Iieben§tDiirbig,  worthy  of 
love,  amiable. 

£iebe§blid  (-c§,  -e),  m., 
look  of  tenderness. 

Itebltd],  charming,  lovely, 
sweet,  delightful,  charm- 
ingly; bie  fitebtidie,  f., 
loved  one,  sweetheart. 

CtebeSfnotcn  (-§,  -),  m., 
true  love  knot.  [lay. 

Cieb    (-e§,   -er),    n.,   song, 

Itefern,  to  deliver,  give 
over,  give  up. 

Itegen  (a,  e),  to  lie,  recline; 
to  be  situated. 

Cinbe  (-,  -n),  /.,  linden, 
linden  tree. 

Itnbern,  to  lessen,  temper, 
relieve,  soften. 

Cinbrourm  (-§,  "cr),  m., 
dragon. 

Cinte  (-,  -n),  f.,  line,  land- 
mark. 


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Ctnfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  left  hand. 

Iinf§,  to  the  left,  leftward. 

£irm§,  a  mythical  minstrel 
of  Greece. 

Stppe  (-,  -n),  f.,  lip. 

Sift  (-,  -en),  f.,  trick,  wile, 
stratagem. 

£ob    (-e§,  -c),  n.,  praise. 

loben,  to  praise. 

Socfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  lock,  curl, 
hair. 

lodfcn,  to  draw,  entice,  at- 
tract, call,  coax,  allure. 

loberrt,  to  burn,  blaze. 

lol),  blazing,  burning. 

lof)en,  to  blaze. 

£oljn  (-e§,  -"e),  m.,  reward, 
pay,  fee. 

Iol)nen,  to  pay,  reward. 

fiorbeer  (-§,  -en) ,  m., 
laurel. 

£o§  (-eg,  -c),  «.,  lot. 

10§*bred)en  (o,  o),  to  break 
away. 

Iofd)en  (o,  o,  more  often 
•wk.),  to  extinguish, 
quench,  blot  out,  put  out. 

Io§*briirfen,  to  fire. 

Ibfen,  to  loosen,  relax,  ran- 
som, free  from. 

Io§*Iaffen  (te,.  o),  to  let 
loose,  let  go,  set  free  from 
restraint. 

Io§*reifeen  (ftdj)  (i,  t),  to 
tear  away. 

Io§*ringen  (a,  u),  to  gain 
freedom  by  struggling, 
wrench  loose. 


Io§*fprengen,  to  gallop  at. 

fiofung  (-,  -en) ,  f.,  signal, 
watchword,  word  of  com- 
mand. 

fiijtue  (-n,  -n),  m.,  lion. 

Coroengarten  (-§,  *),  m., 
lion  court,  arena. 

£bh)m  (-,  -nen),  f.,  lioness; 
as  Swiss  ivord,  avalanche. 

£uft   (-,  *e),  f.,  air,  breeze. 

Sufttttum  (-§,  *e),  m.,  at- 
mosphere. 

Ciige  (-,  -n),  /.,  lie,  false- 
hood. 

liigen  (o,  o),  to  lie,  tell  a 
lie,  deceive. 

Siigenbrut,  f.,  lying  brood, 
set  of  liars. 

Sitft  (-,  *e),  f.,  pleasure, 
joy,  delight. 

liiftent,  greedy,  desirous. 

Siiftern^ett  (-,  -en),  f., 
longing,  lustfulness. 

Cuftgefong  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
happy  song. 

Illfttg,  merry,  joyous,  cheer- 
ful. 

an 

IttCtcIjen,     to    make,     cause ; 

macrjt       ben      ©afriftan, 

takes    the    place    of    the 

sacristan. 
ma$)t    (-,    ae),    f.,    might, 

power,   force,   strength. 

(-e§,    -e),    m., 


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mighty  command,  power- 

ful bidding. 
mddjtig,  powerful. 
macfjtIo<B,  powerless,  weak. 
aftdbc^en    (-§,   -),    n.,   girl, 

maiden. 
Sftdgbletn   (-§,  -),  n.,  maid, 

lass. 
2ftagen    (-§,   -  or  *),    m., 

stomach,  maw. 
2ftagnet  (-§  or  -en,  -e)  ,  w., 

magnet. 
SKaljI   (-ei,  -e  or  *cr),  n., 

meal,  banquet. 
2ftdlme   (-,  -n),  f.,  mane. 
Sftoieftdt    (-,  -en),   f.,   ma- 

jesty. 

maieftdtifd},  majestic. 
SJtal  (-§,  -e)  ,  «.,  time. 
malen,  to  paint,  color;  ftclj 

—  ,  to  appear,  show  one's 

self. 

malerifdEj,  picturesque. 
2Kamelu!  (-en  or  -§,  -en), 

m.,   mameluke,    an    Egyp- 

tian   male    slave    or    cav- 

alryman. 

man,  one,  they,  we. 
SRdnabe    (-,  -n)  ,   f.,  mae- 

nad, bacchante. 
mand},  many  a. 
3Kanen,    (pi.),    Manes,    de- 

parted spirits. 

(-e§,  ^er),  m.,  man; 

pi.,      2ftcmnen,       vassals, 

warriors. 


manly  pride. 


Mantel    (-§,  ") ,  w.,  cloak, 

mantel,  garment, 
afttire  (-,  -n),  f.,  news,  tid- 
ings. 
SKorf     (-e§),    n.,     marrow, 

strength,  vigor. 
37Jarft       (-cS,      'e),      m., 

market,  mart. 

2ftarmor    (-»),  m.,  marble. 
2Raffe     (-,    -n),    /.,    mass, 

substance. 

2ft aft  (-e§,  -en),  m.,  mast, 
maftenretrf),    rich   in   masts, 

with  many  masts. 
Sftafe  (-e§,  -e) ,  n.,  measure, 

time. 
SJJatte   (-,  -n),  f.,  meadow, 

mead. 

Sftauer  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  wall, 
mauern,  to  wall  in,  ground, 

fix. 
2ftebufenftf)ilb  (-ei,  -e),  m., 

Medusa  shield. 
Sfteer  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  sea. 
2fteergott    (-e§,     "er),     m., 

sea-god,    Poseidon,    Nep- 
tune. 

mefir,  more,  longer, 
me^ren,  to  increase, 
ntetn  (meine,  metn),  my. 
meinen,  to  allude  to,  refer 

to,  think, 
meintg  (ber,  bie  or  ba§  met* 

ntge),  mine. 
2ftetnung      (-,     -en),      f., 

opinion. 
2fteifter   (-§,  -),  m.,  master, 

Grand  Master. 


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Sftetfeel  (-3,  -),  m.,  chisel. 

ntelben,  to  announce,  in- 
form; ftdj  — ,  to  present 
one's  self,  announce  one's 
self. 

SDMobte  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  melody. 

melobtfdj,  musical,  melo- 
dious. 

Sftenge  (-,  -n),  f.,  multi- 
tude, crowd,  mass. 

mengen,  to  mingle,  mix. 

Sftenfd)  (-en,  -en) ,  m.,  man, 
human  being. 

Sftenfdjenalter  (-§,  -),  n., 
age,  generation. 

2Kenftfjengruft  (-,  *e),  f., 
grave  of  man. 

2Kenfcfienf)anb  (-,  *e),  f., 
mortal  hand,  human 
power. 

Sftenfdjenfttrn  (-,  -en),  f., 
human  brow,  human  face. 

3Kenfdjentrofe  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
crowd,  throng. 

SKenfdjentoeUe  (-,  -n) ,  f., 
human  wave. 

menfcfyerljaltenb,  sustaining 
man. 

SKenfd&Ijett  (-,  -en),  f., 
mankind,  humanity. 

mertfdjltd:),  human,  humane, 
kindly. 

Sftenfcfjltcfjlett,  f.,  human- 
ity. 

aftefebudj  (-eg,  *er),  n., 
mass-book,  missal. 

SKeffe  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  mass. 

meffen  (a,  e),  to  measure, 


SKefener  (-§,  -),  m.,  sacris- 
tan. 

arcetoH   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  metal. 

metoHen,  of  metal,  brazen. 

mtlb,  mild,  gentle,  soft. 

SKilet,  n.,  Miletus,  a  former 
city  on  the  coast  of  Asia 
Minor,  some  miles  from 
Samos. 

SfttUion  (-,  -en) ,  f.,  million. 

2ftinert>a,  /.,  Minerva,  god- 
dess of  peace  and  wis- 
dom, sprung  full  grown 
from  the  head  of  Jove. 

SKtniftront  (-en,  -en),  m., 
sexton,  sacristan,  minis- 
trant. 

,  f.,  love. 

(-§  or  -en,  -en), 
m.,  Minotaur,  a  monster 
in  Greek  fable,  confined 
in  the  Cretan  labyrinth 
and  fed  on  human  flesh. 

SKirofel  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  prodigy, 
miracle,  wondrous  thing. 

mifdjen,  to  mix,  blend;  fid) 
— ,  to  blend. 

2fttfd)img  (-,  -en),  f.,  mix- 
ture. 

afltfebrcmd)  (-eS,  *e),  m., 
misuse. 

mifebrcmdjen,  to  misuse, 
abuse. 

miffen,  to  miss,  do  without. 

mtfjlingen  (a,  u),  to  fail, 
be  unsuccessful,  come  to 
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mit*brirtgen  (bradjte,  ge* 
brad]t),  to  bring  along. 

SftttgefiiijI  (-§,  -e),  n.,  sym- 
pathy. 

SRitleib  (-e§),  n.,  com- 
passion, pity. 

Sftttmenfd)  (-en,  -en),  m., 
fellowman. 

SRtttag  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  noon, 
zenith ;  south. 

SKitte,   /.,  midst,   center. 

2Rittel  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  means. 

mitten,  in  the  midst  of,  in 
the  middle  of. 

3Kttternad)t  (-,  *c) ,  f.,  mid- 
night, north. 

Sftobe   (-,  -n),  f.,  fashion. 

Sftober  (-§),  MI.,  mold. 

2ftoberf)cm§  (-e§,  *er),  «., 
house  of  clay. 

mobernb,  decaying,  mold- 
ing. 

tnbgen  (modjte,  gemodjt), 
to  be  able ;  may ;  with 
gem,  to  like. 

mbgltcf),  possible. 

SRoglid&Ieit  (-,  -en),  f., 
possibility. 

SKoIc^  (-§,  -e),  m.,  sala- 
mander, monster. 

2ftomit§,  wi.,  Momus,  a 
Greek  personification  of 
censure  and  mockery. 

3Konb  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  moon, 
month. 

3Woor  (-§,  -e),  «.  and  w., 
moor,  fen,  bog. 

3Korb  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  murder. 


(-§,  -),  w.,  mur- 
derer. 

2R6rber^anb  (-,  -e),  f., 
murderer's  hand! 

Sftorbgetoeljr.  (-eg,  -e),  n., 
murderous  weapon. 

SRorbj'ucrjt,  f.,  desire  to 
murder,  murderous  hate. 

Sftorbberlangen  (-§) ,  n., 
desire  for  murder. 

Sftorbberfiid)  (-e§,  -e) ,  m., 
attempt  at  murder. 

2ftorgen  (-g,  -),  m.,  morn- 
ing, day,  to-morrow,  east. 

27Zorgenrot  (-§),  n.,  dawn, 
dawning  glow  or  red. 

2)?orgenrbte,  f.,  dawn,  day- 
break. 

2ftoro3,  m.,  Moerus. 

miibe,  weary,  tired. 

Sftiifje  (-,  -n),  f.,  pains, 
difficulty,  trouble,  effort. 

2Ruf)Irab  (-c§,  *er),  M., 
mill-wheel.  [cult. 

miif)fflm'     painstaking,   diffi- 

3JZuIdber  (-§),  wi.,  god  of 
fire,  Vulcan. 

3Kumie  (-,  -n),  f.,  mummy. 

2J?unb  (-e§,  -e  or  "er),  w.( 
mouth;  lips,  face;  voice; 
vortex. 

mimter,  gay,  merry,  bright, 
joyous,  cheerily,  merrily. 

miirbe,  brittle. 

murmeln,   to  murmur. 

murren   (fid^),  to  growl. 

SKufcIntonn  (-e§,  *cr),  m., 
Mussulman. 


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miiffen     (mufete,    gemufet)  , 

to  have  to,  be  obliged  to, 

must. 

ntiifetg,  idle,  unused. 
Sftut     (-e§),     m.,     courage, 

spirit,   disposition. 
tnutig,  spirited,  courageous, 

brave;  —  gloitben,  to  be- 

lieve      with      unfaltering 

faith. 

SKutter  (-,  *),  f.,  mother. 
tnutterltdj,   maternal,   moth- 

erly. 
Sftutterliebe,     f.,      mother's 

love. 
SKutterluft  (-,  *e)  ,  mother's 

joy,  motherly  delight. 
(-,  -rt),  f.,  myrtle. 


nod),    at,    in,    towards,    for, 
according  to,  to,  after,  con- 

cerning. 

rtad)*af)men,  to  imitate. 
•Kodjbartn     (-,    -nen),    f., 

neighbor,     neighbor     wo- 

man. 
nadjbarlicfj,  neighborly, 

neighborlike. 
nad)*bilben,       to       imitate, 

counterfeit,  copy. 
nad)*blidfcn,  to  look  after. 
nadj*boljren,  to  bore  after; 

nodjboljrenb  6t§  ctn§  £>eft, 

plunging   (the  sword)   up 

to  the  hilt. 
nacfjbem,  after. 


nad)*brangen,  to  crowd  af- 
ter, pass  in  behind. 

Sftacfjen  (-§,  -),  m.,  boat, 
skiff. 

nod)*geHen,  to  cry  back,  call 
back. 

nocfj*mad:)en,  to  imitate, 
copy,  counterfeit. 

Stodjridjt  (-,  -en),  f.,  news, 
report. 

nad)*ringen  (a,  ai),  to 
strive  after,  struggle  for. 

nacfjft,  see  na^e. 

(-,  *e),  f.,  night. 
gatt      (-      -en),     f., 
nightingale. 

nad)tltd),  nightly,  dark,  se- 
cret, gloomy. 

9?ocEen  (-§,  -),  w.,  neck, 
nape. 

rtotJenb,  see  norft. 

natft,  bare,  naked. 

rtagen,  to  gnaw ;  torment, 
prey  (upon). 

nalj  or  no^e  (naljer,  not 
close,  near ;  ncid)[ten 
gen,  the  following  morn- 
ing; ber  Stadjjfte,  the 
nearest  man. 

yiafyt,  f.,  presence. 

nafjen,  to  approach,  draw 
near ;  fid)  — ,  to  draw 
near,  arrive  at. 

noljren,  to  feed,  nourish. 

•ftojabe  (-,  -n),  f.,  Naiad. 
The  Naiads  were  water 
nymphs  and  minor  pa- 
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Name   (-n§,  -n) ,  m.,  name. 

namenlo§,  nameless,  un- 
speakable, indefinable. 

namlid),  the  same,  the  very 
one. 

fatter  (-,  -n),  f.,  adder. 

•ftatur  (-,  -en),  f.,  nature, 
temperament. 

9?aturerfd]eimmg  (-,  -en), 
f.,  natural  phenomenon. 

Sftaturgebot  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
law  of  nature. 

•ftebel  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  mist,  fog. 

Sftebelferne  (-,  -n),  f.,  misty 
distance,  undefined  dis- 
tance. 

Stfebelfdjein  (-§,  -e),  m., 
misty  splendor. 

neben,  beside,  by. 

Sftebenbuljler  (-§,  -) ,  m., 
rival. 

neljmen  (a,  genommen),  to 
take,  receive. 

9?eib   (-e§,  -e),  w.,  envy. 

neibifd),  enviously. 

neigen,  to  bow;  fid)  — ,  to 
decline,  go  down. 

nein,  no. 

•Kef tar  (-§),  w.,  nectar. 

92elfe  (-,  -n),  /.,  carnation. 

nennen  (nannte,  genonnt) , 
to  name;  fid)  — ,  to  ap- 
peal to,  appear,  be  called. 

nerbig  (nerbigt,  nerbid)t), 
sinewy,  sinewed. 

nett,  neat. 

SRe^  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  net. 

ne^en,  to  wet,  moisten. 


neu,  new,  anew, 
neugeftdrft,  newly  strength- 
ened, revived, 
neunftimmig,  in  a  chorus  of 

nine. 

nidjit,  not,  no. 
mcrjttg,  empty,  void. 
nic^t§,  nothing, 
me,  never, 
nteber,  down. 
nieber*blttfen,  to  look  down, 

drop  one's  glance, 
nteber. *biicf en  (ficb) ,  to  bend 

down. 
m'eber*faHen    (fid,    a),    to 

fall  down. 
meber*geb,en    (ging,   gegcm? 

gen) ,  to  go  down,  set. 
nieber*Iegen     (fid)),    to   lie 

down. 
nieber*raufd]en,      to     rush 

down. 
nieber*retfeen  (i,  i),  to  tear 

down,  demolish. 
nteber*finfen  (o,  u),  to  sink 

down. 
niebcr*ftetgen    (ie,   ie),    to 

descend. 

nieber*ftrcdfen,  to  lie  down. 
nieber*ftrbmen,   to  descend, 

stream  downward, 
nieber/ftiirjen,  to  fall  down, 

fall     lower;  fidj     — ,     to 

prostrate  one's  self,  kneel. 
nieber*taud)en,       to      dive 

down. 
nieber*toaHen,       to       float 

down,  descend. 


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ttteberroctrt§,  down,  down- 
ward. 

m'ebrtg,  low. 

memal§,  never. 

trimmer,  never. 

ntmtnerme^r,  never,  by  no 
means.  t 

nod),  yet,  however,  still, 
more,  likewise ;  roer  — , 
who  else ;  toeber  . . .  — , 
neither  . . .  nor. 

•ftorrtabe  (-n,  -n),  m.,  nom- 
ad. 

•ftorb  or  !ftorben  (-§),  m., 
north. 

yioi  (-,  '"e,  sometimes  9?b* 
ten) ,  f.,  need,  want,  ne- 
cessity, distress. 

ttbttg,  necessary. 

9?otinenbigfett  (-,  -en),  /., 
necessity. 

nimttbtfdj,    Numidian. 

nun,  now,  well?  how? 

tutr,  only. 

3?t)tttplje  (-,  -n),  f.,  nymph, 
name  given  to  different 
minor  female  divinities. 

o 

£),  oh. 

ob,  whether;  I  wonder. 

Obbad)    (-e3),  n.,  shelter. 

oben,  above,  overhead. 

Cberfladje  (-,  -n),  f.,  sur- 
face. 

Oberroelt,  f.,  upper  world, 
Earth. 


obgleidj,  though,  although. 

Cbrigfett  (-,  -en),  /.,  ma- 
gistrate, authority. 

£be,  f.,  desolation,  solitude. 

bbe,  waste,  dreary. 

ober,  or. 

Ofen  (-§,  J£),  m.,  furnace. 

offen,  open. 

cffnung  (-,  -en),  f.,  open- 
ing. 

b'ffnen,  to  open;  fid)  — ,  to 
be  opened,  unbosom. 

oft,  often,  oftentimes. 

ojjne,  without. 

o^neglettfjen,   unequalled. 

Oljr  (-e§,  -en) ,  n.,  ear. 

clbaimt  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  olive 
tree. 

OIt)mp  (-§),  m.,  Olympus, 
a  mountain  in  Greece, 
home  of  the  Gods. 

Cpfer  (-§,  -),  n.,  offering, 
sacrifice,  victim. 

opfern,  to  sacrifice,  make 
an  offering. 

Orofel   (-§,  -),  n.,  oracle. 

£)ra!elft>rutf)  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
oracle,  oracular  word, 
prophecy. 

Orben  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  order. 

orbnen,  to  arrange,  set  in 
order. 

Orbnung  (-,  -en),  f.,  or- 
der, regulation. 

Oreobe  (-n),  f.,  Oread,  a 
mountain  nymph  in  Greek 
mythology. 

OrefteS,  m.,  Orestes,  son  of 


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Agamemnon,  brother  of 
Iphigenia,  pursued  by  the 
Furies  for  the  murder  of 
his  mother. 

Crlean§,  «.,  Orleans. 

£rfu£,  m.,  Orcus,  Hades. 

€rpljeu§,  m.,  Orpheus. 

Crt  (-e§,  -e  or  ^er),  m., 
place,  spot. 


$aar    (-c§,    -e),    «.,    pair, 

couple  ;  ein  pear,  a  few. 
pcmren      (fid)),      to     pair, 

unite. 

pacfen,  to  grip,  seize. 
Deleft  (-e§,  *e)  ,  tn.,  palace. 
SJScmtljeon     (-§),     n.,     Pan- 

theon,    a    Roman    temple 

to  all  the  gods. 
^antljer    (-§,   -),   m.,   pan- 

ther;    panthers    are    said 

to  have  drawn  the  car  of 

Bacchus. 
gScmaerljemb   (-e§,  -en),  n., 

mail-shirt. 

(-,  -rt)  ,  f.,  poplar. 
(-,  -n),  f.,  parable. 
(-,  -n)  ,  f.,  Fatal  Sis- 

ter, one  of  the  three  Fates 

who     were     supposed     to 

have      charge      of      the 

threads  of  destiny. 
spaternofter  (-§,  -),  n.,  pa- 

ter-noster,       the       Lord's 

Prayer. 

,   pi.,    penates,    the 


household    gods    of    the 

Romans. 
Spenbelufjr     (-,     -en),     f., 

pendulum  clock. 
$erle  (-,  -n),  /.,  pearl, 
perlen,    to   sparkle,    glisten, 

shine  (like  a  pearl), 
^erlenflut     (-,     -en),     f., 

pearly  flood,  limpid  flood. 
perlentooH,      pearly,      pearl- 
laden. 
$erfepl)one,    f.,    Persephone 

or     Proserpina,     daughter 

of  Demeter  or  Ceres,  who 

was  carried  to  Hades  by 

Pluto. 

Surfer   (-3,  -),  m.,  Persian, 
n   (-,  -en) ,  f.,  person. 
(-e§,   -e),   m.,   path, 

way. 
^falggraf    (-en,    -en),    m., 

palsgrave,  count  palatine, 
ipfanb       (-e§,      *er),      n., 

pledge,  surety. 
5]3feife  (-,  -n),  f.,  pipe. 
Spfetl    (-e§,  -e),  m.,  arrow, 

dart.  [an  arrow. 

pfetlge[d)lt)tnb,      swiftly    as 
$Pferb  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  horse. 
<Pftrfrfje   (-,  -n),  f.,  peach, 
pflanjjen,  to  plant,  sow. 
gSflanaer      (-§,     -),      m., 

planter,  settler. 
$flege     (-,     n),     f.,     care, 

fostering, 
pflegen,    to   be   accustomed 

to,    be    in    the    habit    of, 

cherish;    (o,  o) ,  to  enjoy. 


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$PfItd&t  (-,  -en),  f.,  duty, 
service,  obligation ;  — 
brecijen,  to  break  faith. 

jpflug  (-eg,  *e),  m.,  plow. 

pfliigen,  to  plow. 

Spfb'rtdjen    (-§,  -),  n.,  gate. 

$Pforte  (-,  -n),  f.,  (wicker) 
gate. 

$($f0jte  (-,-n),  f.,  or  $f often 
(-§,  -),  w.,  post,  stake; 
j££  />.  122,  /.  4.  note. 

^IjtbiaS,  m.,  Phidias,  a 
famous  Greek  sculptor. 

jpijtioltet,  m.,  Philoctetes,  a 
friend  of  Hercules,  with 
whose  bow  and  arrows 
he  was  intrusted. 

?£ljilomela,  f.,  Philomela,  a 
maiden  in  Greek  legend 
transformed  into  a  night- 
ingale, [tus. 

^Jljiloftratug,  m.,  Philostra- 

?P5oct§,  n.,  Phocis,  a  div- 
ision of  Greece 

5£ilger   (-§,  -) ,  m.,  pilgrim. 

pilgrim,  see  SJSilger. 

?|3ilot  (en,  -en),  m.,  pilot. 

SJStnbar,  m.,  Pindar,  a  Greek 
poet. 

$ptnbu§,  m.,  Pindus,  a 
mountain  in  north-east- 
ern Greece  and  like  Olym- 
pus a  seat  of  the  muses. 

Splage  (-,  -n),  /.,  distress, 
molestation. 

plctgen,  to  plague,  vex, 
trouble;  fi<f)  — ,  to 
drudge,  toil,  slave, 


$Ion    (-e§,    -"e),   m.,   plan, 

design,  outline,  plain. 
Splanet  (en,  -en),  m.,  planet. 
gSIonetenuIjr    (-,    -en),    f., 
planet-timepiece. 

(-eg,  *e) ,  m.,  place. 

(-§,  -),  m.,  sud- 
den and  violent  shower 
of  rain. 

plb'fclidj,  suddenly,  abruptly. 
gSIitto   (-§),  m.,  Pluto,  god 

of  the  lower  world. 
gSb'bel    (-§,   -),   m.,   rabble, 

mob. 
podjen,  to  beat. 

(-e§,  -e),  >n.,  goblet. 
(-§,  -e),  m.,  pole. 
,  m.,  Polydorus. 
$?olt)frate§,  m.,   Polycrates. 
^omp  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  pomp. 
SJSofcmne,  /.,  trumpet. 
Spofeibon  (-§),  m.,  Neptune, 
god  of  the  sea  and  flow- 
ing waters ;  as  creator  and 
tamer    of    the    horse    he 
was  honored  at  races. 
Sprodjt,  f.,  splendor,  magni- 
ficence. 

J>rad)ttg,     splendid,    magni- 
ficent. 

proven,  to  boast,  brag, 
prongen,     to     glitter,      be 
splendid,  be  glorious. 

(-§),    n.,   parade, 
splendor,  show. 

,  to  crackle. 

t§  (-fe§,  -fe),  m.,  price, 
value,  prize. 


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pretfen    (ie,  te),    to  praise, 

commend. 
preffen,  to  press. 
^rtejter   (-§,  -),  m.,  priest. 
Sfkiefteromt   (-e§,  *er),    n., 

priestly  office. 
spriefterin     (-,     -nen),     f., 

priestess. 
pritfen,  to  prove,  try,  sruti- 

nize,  test,  examine. 
Spriifung    (-,  -en),  f.,  test, 

examination. 
$rt)tcme   (-n,  -n),  m.,  pry- 

tarns,  a  chief  magistrate. 
SJSubltfum    (-§)»    «.,  public, 

people. 

5$ul§    (-e§,  -e),  m.,  pulse. 
piinftlid),   prompt,   accurate. 
spunfdjlteb    (-e§,    -er)  ,     n., 

punch  song. 
Spurpurblut   (-e§),  n.,  crim- 

son blood. 
pur.pur.ifd),  crimson. 
purpurn,  purple. 
purpurrot,   purple,   crimson. 
^rrijo,  f.,  Pyrrha,  c/. 

lolion. 


(-,    -en),    f.,    pain, 

agony,    .  torment,       grief, 

pang,  torture. 
Cfitcilen,   to  torment,   worry; 

ftcf)  —  ,  to  drudge. 
dialer    (-§,    -),    m.,    tor- 

mentor. 


CueH    (-e§,   -en),    m.,   see 

OucHc. 
Cuelle  (-,  -en),  f.,  source, 

spring. 
queUen  (o,  o),  to  gush, 

spring,  well. 


e,     /.,     revenge,     ven- 

geance. 
Dtacijen   (-§,  -)  ,  m.,  throat, 

mouth,  jaws. 
rcidjen,  to  revenge,  avenge  ; 

also  strong  (o,  o)  . 
JRddjer  (-§,  -)  ,  w.,  avenger. 
JRab   (-e§,  *er)  ,  n.,  wheel. 
raffen,       to      sweep,       fell, 

snatch  away. 
ragen,  to  tower,  project;  to 

be  prominent. 
ragenb,    distinguished,    pro- 

minent,  towering. 
JRanb    (-e§,  •"er),  m.,  edge. 
JRanft   (-e§,  *e),  w.,  edge. 
9?ang    (-e§.   *c),   >«.,    rank, 

station. 
Sftappe    (-n,  -n),  w.,  black 

horse. 

rafdfi,  quick,  brisk,  swift. 
ra|d)eln,  to  rustle. 
Deafen     (-§,    -),    m.,    sod, 

lawn. 
rafen,  to  bluster,  rave,  rage, 

be  mad,  be  furious. 
SRaft,  /.,  rest,  repose. 
raftert,  to  rest. 
raftloS,   restless,  disturbed. 


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9tat  (-e§),  m.,  counsel,  ad- 
vice. 

SRStfel  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  riddle. 

SRcmb    (-e§),  w.,  robbery. 

rcmben,  to  rob,  plunder. 

Member  (-§,  -),  m.,  robber, 
brigand.  robber's  hand. 

$Rcmber§f)cmb     (-,    *e),    A, 

Dfaubtier  (-§,  -e),  n.,  beast 
of  prey,  ravening  beast. 

raud)en,  to  smoke. 

raulj,  rough. 

9taum  (-e§,  *e),  wt.,  room, 
space,  opportunity. 

rdutnen,  to  clear,  quit, 
leave,  evacuate ;  tylafy  — , 
to  give  place  to,  yield  to, 
give  way  to. 

rcmfdjen,  to  rush,  rustle, 
murmur. 

Sfaufdjen  (-§,  -).  n.,  gur- 
gling, murmuring. 

Sftebe  (-,  -n),  f.,  branch  of 
vine;  vine. 

9tedf)t   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  right. 

rerf)t,  right,  correct;  very, 
really;  bte  Dtedjte,  right 
hand. 

rerfjten,   to   judge,   direct. 

red)t§.  to  the  right,  right- 
ward. 

rerfen,  to  stretch,  extend. 

9tebe  (-,  -n),  f.,  speech;  in 
pi.  sometimes  words. 

teben,  to  speak,  tell. 

rebltcf),  honorable,  noble. 

rege,  active,  industrious ;  ift 
— ,  is  stirring. 


Stegel     (-,    -n),    f.,    rule, 

principle, 
regelmcifctg,     regularly,     in 

accordance  with  rule, 
tegeln,  to  regulate,  arrange, 
tegen,    to    move,    stir,    be 

active ;  fid)  — ,  to  move. 
Stegen  (-§,  -),  m.,  rain. 
SRegenbogen     (-§,    -),     m., 

rainbow, 
rcgenbogcnforbtg,      rainbow 

colored. 
Sftegenftrom    (-§,    ^e),    m., 

torrent. 

regicrcn,  to  rule, 
retdj,  rich. 

SRetdj   (-e§,  -e),  n.,  realm, 
reic^en,      to      reach,     give, 

present. 

9teif  (-c§,  -en) ,  m.,  circle, 
reifen,  to  ripen. 
SReigen    (-§,  -),   m.,   dance, 

row    of   singing    dancers, 

dance      accompanied      by 

song. 
9tet6,e  (-,  -n),  f.,  row,  line, 

range. 
9tevfjen    (-§,  -),   m.,  dance, 

course,  line, 
reiljen    (fief)),  to  rank,  join 

together. 

rein,  pure,  innocent, 
retntgen,    to    clean,    purge, 

purify,  cleanse, 
retnlid),  pure. 
DletS    (-fe§,  -fer),  n.,  twig, 

shoot. 
Steife   (-,  -n),  f.,  journey. 


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reifen,  to  travel. 

retfeen  (i,  t),  to  tear,  sweep 
along,  move  swiftly,  rush. 

rctten  (rttt,  geritten),  to 
ride. 

9teig  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  grace, 
beauty. 

reigen,  to  excite,  stir  up,  in- 
cite. 

reigenb,   charming,   pleasing. 

^Religion  (-,  -en),  f.,  re- 
ligion. 

rcItgibS,  religious. 

rennen  (rannte,  gerannt), 
to  run. 

retten,  to  save,  rescue ;  ji<i) 
— ,  to  escape,  save  one's 
self. 

JRetter  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  rescuer, 
Savior. 

SReue,  f.,  repentance,  re- 
morse. 

rciten,  to  repent,  regret. 

Steuetrdnen,  f.  pi.,  tears  of 
repentance. 

tcirig,    repentant,    repenting. 

9ff)ebe  (-,  -n),  f.,  road- 
stead, pier. 

Slljegium  (-§),  n.,  Rhegium, 
modern  Reggio. 

SRfietn    (-§),  m.,  Rhine. 

9tljobu§,  n .,  island  of 
Rhodes. 

rtdjten,  to  judge,  decree,  ef- 
fect, accomplish ;  —  on, 
to  address. 

Stidjter  (-§,  -),  m.,  judge, 
magistrate. 


9tid)tertoage     (-,    -n) ,     f., 

scales  of  Justice, 
riedjen     (o,    o),    to    scent, 

perceive,  find  out. 
SRtegel  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  bar,  bolt. 
Dttefe   (-n,  -n),  m.,  giant, 
riefeln,  to  trickle,  purle. 
Kiefenball     (-§,     "e),     m., 

huge  ball,  giant  mass, 
riefengrofe,  of  gigantic  size. 
Sfttefengrbfce     (-,    -n),     f., 

giant  size. 
JRtefenmafo     (-e§,    -e),    n., 

gigantic  size. 
Stinb     (-e§,    -er),    «.,    ox, 

cow ;  pi.,  cattle. 
5Rtnbe  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  crust. 
Sting    (-e§,  -e),   m.,  circle, 

ring, 
rtngen   (n,  n),  to  struggle, 

wrestle. 

linger    (-§,   -),    m.,   wres- 
tler. 

rtnge,  around. 
ring§,  round  about,  by  all. 
9ttnne  (-,  -n),  f:,  channel, 
rinnen  (a,  o),  to  run,  flow. 
Ditppe   (-,  -n),  /.,  rib. 
5Hi^   (-e§,    -e),  m.,  cleft. 
Slitter  (-§,  -),    m.,  knight, 

cavalier. 

rttterlid),  knightly. 
9litterpfltcf)t    (-,    -en),    f., 

knightly  duty. 
ftitterJmann  (-e§,  -"er),  m., 

knight,  cavalier. 
SRi^e    (-,   -n),   f.,    crevice, 

cleft,  slit. 


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Robert    (-§),  m.,  Robert. 

Stoclje   (-n§,  -n),  m.,  ray. 

rolj,  coarse,  rude,  bar- 
barous, rude,  brutal. 

Sfoljr  (-e§,  -e  or  "en),  n., 
reed,  tube. 

roHen,  to  roll. 

Slomonge  (-,  -n),  f.,  ro- 
mance, ballad. 

Stomer  (-§,  -) ,  w.,  Roman 
goblet,  rummer  (a  large 
glass  for  Rhenish  wine). 

Jftofe  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  rose. 

SRofenlrcmg  (-e§,  -"e),  m., 
rosary,  chaplet. 

Jftofenftmr  (-,  -en),  f.,  rosy 
track ;  rose-strewn  trail. 

Sftofentmnge  (-,  -n),  f., 
rosy  cheek. 

rofig  (roftgt,  roficfjt),  rosy, 
roseate. 

JRofe  (-e§,  -e),  «.,  horse, 
steed,  charger. 

rot,  red. 

9Wte,  f.,  red,  blush. 

rb'tlidj,  somewhat  red,  red- 
dish. 

Sftotonbe,  see  9totunbe. 

JRotte  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  band. 

Stotunbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  ro- 
tunda. 

riicEen,  to  move;  ncttjer  — , 
to  approach. 

Stiidfen  (-§,  -),  m.,  ridge, 
summit,  rear,  back. 

SRMfeljr.,  f.,  return. 

9liicfreife  (-,  -n),  f.,  return 
trip. 


rubern,  to  row,  use  the  arms 
in  swimming. 

Shibolf  (--§),  m.,  Rudolf, 
(1218-1291),  Count  of 
Habsburg,  elected  Ger- 
man King  in  1273,  the 
first  monarch  of  the 
Habsburg  line. 

Stltf  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  fame, 
cry,  exclamation. 

rufen  (ie,  u),  to  call,  cry, 
exclaim. 

Stufen  (-§),  n.,  outcry,  call. 

9litl)e,  f.,  rest,  peace,  calm. 

ritljen,  to  rest. 

ig,  calm,  peaceful,  quiet. 
(-e§),  m.,  fame,  re- 
nown, glory. 

riiljmen,  to  commend, 
praise;  ftcij  — ,  to  boast. 

riifjren,  to  stir,  move, 
touch. 

[Rii^ren  (-§),  n.,  emotion, 
impulse. 

9lunb  (-e§,  -en),  m.,  circle. 

runben,  to  become  round. 


(-e§,  (Sole) ,  w.,  hall. 
(Scat     (-,    -en),    f.,    seed, 

sowing. 

©adje  (-,  -n),  f,  affair, 
©oft    (-C§,   *e),    m.,    syrup, 

liquor,  fluid,  juice, 
f  of  tig,  juicy. 

©age  (-,  -n),  f.,  tradition, 
fctgen,  to  say. 


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<5cri§,  Saiis,  an  ancient  Egyp- 
tian city  in  the  Nile  delta. 

<5mte  (-,  -n),  f.,  string  (of 
a  musical  instrument), 
chord. 

(Scritenfpiel  (-§,  -e),  n., 
string  music,  stringed  in- 
strument. 

(saframent  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
sacrament. 

(solrifton  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
sacristan,  sexton. 

Salamonber  (-§,  -),  «z., 
salamander. 

(Samann  (-e§,  "cr),  m., 
sower. 

@ame(n)  (-n§,  -n),  »«., 
seed. 

©amenforrt  (-§,  "cr),  m., 
seed. 

fammeln,  to  gather,  collect, 
fid)  — ,  to  assemble,  ga- 
ther. 

<Samo§,  n.,  Samos. 

(Sanb   (-e§),  m.,  sand. 

fonft,  gentle,  gently,  softly, 
caressingly. 

(sanftmut,  f.,  mildness, 
gentleness. 

©anger  (-§,  -),  w.,  singer, 
bard,  minstrel. 

©emit  (Laf.  sanctus), 
Saint. 

<SanItu§  (indec.),  n.,  Sanc- 
tus, the  ascription  Holy, 
Holy,  Holy,  preceding 
the  consecration  in  the 
Eucharist. 


(Saracen (e)  (-n,  -n),  m., 
Saracen. 

©arg  (-e§,  *c),  wi.,  coffin. 

(SoturnuS,  w.,  Saturnus, 
Saturn ;  son  of  Uranus, 
father  of  Jupiter;  de- 
posed by  his  son  of  the 
supreme  rule  over  the 
gods. 

(£'ott)r  (-§  or  -n,  -n),  m., 
satyr ;  the  satyrs  were 
male  divinities  of  the 
woods,  half  man  and  half 
goat,  and  passionately 
fond  of  music  and  danc- 
ing. 

fchiberltdi,  proper,  neat. 

fcmgert  (o,  o),  to  absorb, 
imbibe;  (also  written 
faugen). 

©angling  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  in- 
fant, babe. 

(Saule  (-,  -n),  f.,  column, 
pillar. 

<2aum  (-e§,  "c),  m.,  seam, 
hem,  hedge. 

faiimen,  to  tarry,  delay. 

foufdnb,    rustling. 

faufen,  to  whiz,  rush,  roar. 

<2aufen  (-§),  n.,  bluster, 
whistling. 

©abern   (-c§),  n.,  Savern. 

(Scene  (-,  -n),  f.,  scene, 
stage. 

©cepter  (-§,  -),  «.  a"d  m., 
scepter. 

@c$ad&t  (-e§,  -c  or  *c),  «i., 
cavern,  pit,  hollow. 


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@djabe[n]      (-n§,    *),    m., 

harm,  injury. 
©rfjabertluft   (-,  *e),  f.,  de- 

sire to  harm,  malice. 
©d)af   (-c§,  -e),  n.,  sheep. 
©djciferin     (-,    -nen),     f., 

shepherdess. 
fdjaffen     (fdjuf,     a;     also 

weak),  to  create,  act,  do, 

get.  [jackal. 

©djolal  (-§,  -§  or  -e)  ,  w., 
©cfjaft  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  shaft, 

handle,  shank. 
©djole    (-,    -n),    /.,    shell, 

bowl,  dish. 
fd^dlcn,  to  pare,  peel,  shell  ; 

firfj   —  ,    to   cast    off    the 

shell,  come  off. 
©djaft      (-e§),      m.,     ring, 

sound. 

fdjaflen    (fdgaHtc    or    fdjoH, 
to      resound, 


ring. 

fd^alten,  to  rule,  command. 
©ogam,  f.,  shame,  modesty, 

chastity. 
fcfjatnen;     fidj    —  ,    to    be 

ashamed. 
fcfjomljaft,  modest,  shy,  dif- 

fident. 
fdjonben,    to    disgrace,    dis- 

honor, sppil. 
©dgar    (-,    -en),    f.,    host, 

multitude,     troop,     band, 

flock,  group,  herd. 
fdjorf,  sharp. 
©djotten  (-§,  -),  m.,  shade, 

departed  spirit,  shadow. 


fdjottenb,  shady,  shading, 
shadowing. 

©djottengliirf  (-e§),  n., 
shadowy  bliss,  unreal 
blessing. 

©djottenlonb  (-c§,  *cr),  n., 
land  of  shadows. 

<5dja£  (-e§,  *e),  nj.,  trea- 
sure, wealth. 

fd^a^en,  to  value,  esteem, 
reckon. 

©djcmber  (-§,  -),  »n.,  shud- 
der, horror;  mit  from* 
mem  — ,  with  devout 
awe. 

fdjaubern,  to  shudder,  feel 
dread  at,  tremble. 

©djaubern  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  shud- 
dering, horror. 

fcfjaiten,  to  look  at,  behold, 
see. 

fdgaiterig,  horrible. 

fd)0iterlid),  dreadful,  hor- 
ribly. 

fdjauerboH,  fearful. 

©djougeriift  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
bench. 

©d)oum  (-e§,  "c),  m., 
foam. 

fdgaumen,  to  foam. 

fdjattmenb,  foaming. 

fdgeiben  (te,  ie),  to  separate, 
part. 

©djeibetocmb  (-,  *e),  /., 
barrier. 

©djein   (-e§),  w.,  light. 

fc^etnen   (ie,  te),  to  appear. 

fdgeffen,  to  ring  the  bell. 


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fdjenfen,     to    give,     bestow, 

pour. 

(Sdjeit,  f.,  reserve,  fear, 
fdjeii,  timid.  [shy. 

jdjeuen,  to  shun,  be  afraid, 
<2djeune  (-,  -n),  f.,  barn. 
(Sdjerg   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  joke; 

—  treiben,  to  jest, 
fdjeufeltd),  fearful, 
fdjicfen,  to  send;  fid)  — ,  to 

prepare. 

<£d)icffal   (-63,  -e),  n.,  fate, 
fdjtelen,  to  leer, 
fdjter,  almost,  outright, 
fdjiefcen    (o,    o) ,    to   shoot, 

dart, 
©djiff   (-e§,  -e),    n.,   ship, 

vessel ;      shuttle      (of      a 

loom). 
<£d)ilb   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  shield, 

scutcheon,    coat    of   arms, 
fdjilbern,  to  depict,  describe. 
(Sdjtlf   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  reed, 
fdjtlfbefrangt,  crowned  with 

reeds. 
(Shimmer      (-§,     -),     m., 

gleam,  glitter. 

fdjtmmern,  to  glisten,  glim- 
mer, gleam. 
(Sdjtrm       (-e§,      -e),      m., 

screen,  shield,  shelter, 
fdjtrmen,  to  protect, 
©rfjlarfjt    (-,    -en),    f.,    en- 
gagement, battle. 
fd)Iad)ten,    to    slay,    put    to 

death,  slaughter. 
©rf)Iaf   (-eg,  "e),  m.,  sleep, 

repose;  temple,  brow. 


(-,  -n),  f.,  temple, 
brow. 

fdilafen  (te,  a),  to  sleep. 

fd)Iafenb,  sleeping,  dormant. 

<£d)Iag  (-eg,  *e)  ,  m.,  blow, 
stroke. 

fdjlagen  (it,  o),  to  strike, 
slay;  to  sound,  ring  (a 
bell)  ;  in  23anbe  —  ,  to 
take  prisoner,  fetter  ;  on§ 
,  to  bind  to  the 


cross. 
©djlange  (-,  -n),  f.,  snake, 

serpent. 
fdjlcingelnb,     winding,     me- 

andering,  snake-like. 
fd)Iurtf,  slender. 
jd)Ietd)en    (i,   t),    to    crawl, 

steal    (away). 
[d)Iecf)t,    bad,    wicked;    com- 

mon, ordinary,  see  p.  116, 

n.   15  ;   simple. 
©deleter    (-§,  -),   m.,  veil; 

ben  —  trogen,   wear   the 

veil,  become  a  nun. 
fcfjleppen,  to  drag,  take  with 

difficulty. 
fcfiltefcen    (o,    o),    to    shut, 

close,  conclude,  include. 
fdjltmm,  bad,  evil. 
Sdjltnge    (-,  -n),  f.,  snare, 

trap.  [weave,  twine. 

fd)Hngen    (a,   it),  to  wind, 
@d)Iofe       (-63,       *6t),     n., 

castle,     fortress,      palace, 

lock. 
<5d)Iot   (-68,  -e  or  *t],  m., 

chimney,  flue. 


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ludjt  (-,  -en),  /.,  hol- 
low, cleft. 

(Sdjlunb  (-c§,  *e),  m., 
gorge,  chasm,  abyss, 
throat. 

fdjliipfen,  to  slide,  glide, 
slip. 

lufe  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  con- 
clusion, decree,  end, 
close. 

©cfjmacfj,  f.,  disgrace,  dis- 
honor. 

fd)mod)ten,  to  languish, 
yearn,  long. 

fdfjmacfitenb,  languishing. 

fcfjmeidjeln,  to  flatter,  ca- 
ress, wheedle,  coax. 

©djmetcfjler  (-§,  -),  m., 
flatterer. 

©d&metdjeHiift    (-,   *e),   f., 

caressing  breeze. 

fdjmelaen  (o,  o),  to  melt, 
smelt. 

fdjntclgenb,  dissolving,  se- 
ductive. 

(5d}tner.j3  (-e§  or  -cn§, 
-en) ,  m.,  pain,  grief,  sor- 
row, distress,  pang. 

(Sdjmetterling  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
butterfly. 

fdjmtegen,  to  bend;  ftdj  an 
jemonb  — ,  to  press  close, 
cling  to,  nestle  to. 

©cljmuc!  (-e§,  -  or  @d)tmitf* 
fod^en),  m.,  ornament, 
adornment. 

fcrjtniidfen,  to  adorn,  set, 
decorate,  grace. 


fdjnoppen,  to  snatch  after, 
seek  eagerly,  snap  at. 

fdjncmben,  to  snort,  pant; 
37Jorb  — ,  to  threaten 
murder. 

fdjneetg  [t] ,  snowy,  snow 
white. 

<Sd)netbe  (-,  -n),  /.,  blade, 
sharp  edge. 

fdjneH,  quick,  rapid,  swift, 
quickly. 

©dfjmtter  (-§,  -),  m., 
reaper,  mower,  harvester. 

fdjnttrren,  to  hum,  whiz, 
purr,  snarl. 

fdjon,  already. 

fdjbn,  beautiful,  beautifully; 
ba§  @d)bnfte,  the  most 
beautiful. 

fdjbngeftoltet,  beautifully 
formed. 

fd)6pfen,  to  drain,  drink. 

(Scfjbpfer  (-§,  -),  m., 
creator,  maker. 

@d)b"pfung  (-,  -en),  /.,  cre- 
ation. 

©djofe  (-e§,  -"e),  m.,  womb, 
lap,  bosom;  circle,  mid- 
dle. 

©d)ron!e  (-,  -n),  f., 
bound,  limit. 

fdjrerfen,  to  frighten,  ter- 
rify. 

©djrerfen  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  terror. 

fdjrecfltd),  horrible,  horribly, 
awful,  terrible. 

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©djret    (-eg,   -e),   m.,   cry, 

scream,  shriek, 
fdjretben  (te,  te),  to  write. 
(Sdjretn    (-eg,  -e) ,  m.,  box, 

chest, 
fdjretten     (fdjrttt,     gefd)rtt« 

ten),  to  stride,  advance. 
(Sdjrtft  (-,  -en),  f.,  writing. 
(Sd&ritt  (-eg,  -e),  m.,  step, 
fdjroff,        rough,        rugged, 

steep,  precipitous. 
(Sdjub,   (-eg,  -e),  m.,  shoe, 
©djitib    (-,  -en),  f.,  guilt, 

crime,  fault,  debt,  obliga- 
tion, 
fdjiilbbehntfet,    conscious    of 

guilt ;     or     noun,     guilty 

one. 
©djulbburf)    (-eg,   *er),    n., 

debt  book,   account  book, 
fdjulbtg,  guilty, 
©djitppenpanger  (-§,  -),  w., 

scaly  coat,  scale  armor, 
fdjitppidjt,  scaly. 
fd)iitteln,  to  shake, 
ft^iitten,  to  pour,  heap. 
(Sdju^j  (-e§) ,  m.,  protection. 
fd)ii£en,  to  protect, 
fdjtnad),  weak. 

(-e§,  -e),  m.,  flue, 
(-eg),    m.,    swell, 

flood. 

©cfjtocm  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  swan, 
fdjtounentoetfe,    white   as    a 

swan.  [steady, 

fdjtoonf,        tottering,        un- 
f^toanfen,    to    rock,    shake, 

totter. 


(-eS,    'e),    m., 
swarm,  host,  flock. 
(Sdjnxirmer     (-§,     -),    m., 

reveller,  enthusiast. 
ftfjtoarg,  black;  evil,  wicked; 
gloomy,   unhappy. 
en,  to  blacken. 


blackish. 
fd)tt)ar<3queHenb,    dark  well- 

ing, dark  gushing. 
fdjtoeben,   to  wave,  be   sus- 

pended, hang  over,  hover. 
@d)tt>eif   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  tail; 


mighty  tail,  powerful  tail. 
fdjtneifen,     to    roam    about, 

roam,  curve,  stray. 
fdjtnetgen   (te,  te),  to  be  si- 

lent, be  hushed. 
©djtnetgen   (-§)  ,  n.,  silence. 
frf)tnetgenb,    silent,    silently. 
<2d}ftet^    (-e§),   m.,  perspi- 

ration, sweat. 

tg,   f.,   Switzerland. 
rlanb      (-eg),     n., 

Switzerland. 
fdjtoelgen,  to  riot,  revel  ;  in 

ettuag   —  ,    to    delight   in, 

enjoy. 
(£tf)toeHe  (-,  -n),  f.,  thresh- 

old. 
fdjtneUen    (o,   o),   to  swell, 

heave. 
fdjtner,   heavy,   deep,   harsh, 

hard,  deeply,  heavily,  sev- 

ere, seriously. 
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fe£  ber  —  ,  law  of  gravi- 

tation. 
©djtoert      (-c§,     -er),     «., 

sword. 

©djtoefter  (-,  -n),  f.,  sister. 
©d:)ft>efterliebe    (-,   -n),    f., 

sisterly  love. 
fdjhnmmen  (a,  o)  ,  to  swim, 

float. 
©djtmmmer     (-§,    -),    m., 

swimmer. 
fdjttrinbeln,     to     be    dizzy, 

giddy. 

fdjhrinbelnb,  dizzy,  giddy. 
fifjtmnben     (a,    it),    to    dis- 

appear, vanish. 
fd)ttrinblid)t,  dizzy. 
@d)ft>mge  (-,  -n),  f.,  wing, 

pinion. 
fcfjhrirtgen  (a,  it),  to  swing, 

wave,        flourish  ;        bom 

9^0^    —  ,    to    leap    from 

horse. 

fcf)tmrren,  to  rustle. 
fdjtooren    (u   or   o,    o),    to 

swear,  curse,   vow. 

(e§),  m.,  protection. 
(-e§,     *e),     m., 

swing,  swinging,  motion. 
©djttmr  (-e§,  ^c)  ,  w.,  oath, 

curse. 


(-n,  -n),  m.,  an  in- 
habitant of  Scythia,  the 
country  north  and  east 
of  the  Black  Sea,  the 
Caspian,  and  the  Sea  of 
Aral. 
fecrj§,  six. 


<5ee  (-,  -en),  f.,  sea. 
©ecle     (-,    -n),    f.,    soul, 

heart,    mind,    spirit,    feel- 

ing. 

,     soulless,    unfeel- 


ing. 
feelenboH,    soulful,   passion- 

ate, earnest. 
©cgel   (-§,  -),  n.,  sail. 
(Segen  (-§,  -),  m.,  blessing. 
fegenretd),   rich   in  blessing, 

blessed. 

fegnen,  to  bless. 
fe^en  (o,  e),  to  appear,  see, 

look. 
©efjer    (-§,    -)  ,     w.,    seer, 

prophet. 
©e^ne    (-,    -n),    f.,   string 

(of  a  bow). 
feljnen,  to  long,  yearn. 
©eljnen  (-§),  n.,  longing. 
©e^nfud^t,       ^.j       longing, 

yearning. 
fe^r,  very. 
fetbcn,  silken. 
<5etl    (-e§,    -e),    ».,    rope, 

cord. 

fein  (feme,  fetn),  his,  its. 
fein  (roar,  getnefen),  to  be. 
feit,  since. 

©eite  (-,  -n),  f.,  side. 
felbe,     same;     gur     felben 

©tltnbe,  that  very  hour. 
fetter,  self;  even. 
fettjt,     even,    himself,    her- 

self, itself,  themselves. 
©ettftberlaugnitng  (-,  -en), 

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(Selene,   f.,   Selene,   goddess 

of    the    moon,     sister    of 

Helios. 
felig,    blessed,    happy  ;     bte 

(Seligen,  the  saints. 
(Seligfeit   (-,  -en),  f.,  hap- 

piness,  bliss,   blessedness. 
feltfom,  strange,  queer,  sin- 

gular, odd,  unusual. 
fenben   (fanbte,    gefanbt    or 

fenbete,       gefenbet),      to 

send,  despatch. 
fenfen,  to  sink,  lower,  bury. 
©enfen   (-§),    n.,    lowering, 

drooping. 
(Senne,  /.,  a  herd  of  cattle 

(in     Switzerland)  ;     also 

see  (Sefjne. 
(Seraplj    (-§,   -im)  ,   nt.,   se- 

raph. 

fe^en,  to  set,  place,  lay. 
feitfgen,  to  sigh. 
\it$),   himself,   herself,   itself, 

themselves. 
ficfjer,    safe,    certain,    trusty, 

unfailing,  secure. 
fie,  she,  her,  it,  they,  them. 
fieben,  seven. 
fieben      (fott,    gefotten,    or 

wk.),  to   seethe,  boil;   e§ 

fiebet,  the  waters  seethe. 
(Sieg  (-e§,  -e)  ,  m.,  victory, 

triumph. 
fiegen,     to     conquer,     gain 

victory,  triumph. 
(Sieger    (»§,  -),  m.,  victor, 


(Siege§fran3 


,    m. 


wreath  of  victory,  vic- 
tor's garland. 

<5iege§moljl  (-e§,  -e  or 
^er),  n.,  feast  of  victory, 
triumphal  feast. 

filberblau,  silvery  blue. 

ftffier^eH,  clear  as  silver, 
bright  as  silver. 

(Stlberljorn  (-e§,  "er),  m., 
silver  horn. 

filberllar,   clear  as  silver. 

<2tIberqueH  (-e§,  -en),  m., 
silvery  spring. 

©tlfierfdjcnun  (-e§,  Mt),  m., 
silver  foam. 

(stlberteicf)  (-e§,  -e) ,  m., 
silvery  pool. 

filbertucifc,  silver  white. 

fingen   (a,  u) ,  to  sing. 

finfen  (a,  u),  to  sink,  fall, 
fail. 

(Sinn  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  sense, 
mind,  feeling,  idea,  mean- 
ing. 

finnen  (a,  o),  to  meditate, 
reflect. 

finnenb,  musing,  thinking. 

finnloS,  madly,  with  mad- 
ness. 

(Sinnenfaelt,  /.,  world  of 
ideas. 

(Sitte  (-,  -n),  f.,  custom, 
habit,  manner. 

(Sittfomfett,  f.,  modesty. 

(Si£   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  seat. 

fi^en  (fafe,  gefcffen),  to  sit. 

<S!Iatie  (-n,  -n),  m.,  slave. 

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fobalb,  as  soon  as. 
fogenannt,  so-called, 
fogleicfj,     at     once,     imme- 
diately. 

©oljle  (-,  -n),  f.,  sole. 
<3oljn   (-e§,  *e),  m.,  son. 
fold),  such. 

@olb     (-e§),    m.,     pay,    re- 
ward. 
foUen  (follte,  gefoUt),  shall, 

must,  to  be  to,  be  said, 
©onrte  (-,  -n),  f.,  sun. 
fonnen,  to  sun,  shine. 
(5onnenaufgong§glut         (-, 

-en) ,  /.,  sunrise  glow. 
(Sonnenberg    (-e§,  -c) ,    m., 

sunny    mountain ;     sunlit 

mount. 
(Somtenglcma      (-e§),      m., 

brightness  of  the  sun. 
fonnenljeUe,    radiant,   bright 

as  the  sun. 
(Sonnenlirfjt    (-c§,  -er),  n., 

sunlight. 

fonft,  else,  otherwise, 
(gorge    (-,  -n),  f.,  anxiety, 

care, 
forgen,   to  be  careful,   take 

care    of;    part,    as    adj., 

anxious. 

forgfam,  careful, 
fohrie,    as,    as    well    as,    as 

soon  as. 
fpoljen,      to      spy,      search, 

watch. 
<5palt    (-e§,    -e),    m.,   and 

(-e,  -en),   f.,  cleft,  gap, 

chasm. 


fpalten    (fpaltete,    gefpoltet 

or  gefpatten),  to  cleave, 
fpannen,  to  bend,  harness, 
fparen,  to  spare, 
©parren    (-§,  -),  m.,  spar, 

rafter,  timber, 
fporfam,      sparing,     scanty, 

economical. 
(Sparta    (-§),  «.,   Sparta,  a 

city  of  Greece, 
©partanerlonb    (-e§,    -"er) , 

n.,    Spartan's    land,    La- 

conia,   Sparta, 
fpdt,  late, 
©pagtergang    (-€§,  ue),  m., 

walk,  stroll, 
©peer   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  spear, 

lance. 

©petdjer    (-§,  -),  m.,  gran- 
ary. 

fpeten  (te,  te),  to  spit. 
©petfe    (-,  -n),    f.,    food; 

pi,  viands, 
fperren,  to  shut  up,  block, 

bar. 

©pfidre   (-,  -n),  f.,  sphere. 
(Spiegel  (-§,  -),  m.,  mirror, 

surface. 
(Spiegeltoette    (-,    -en),    f., 

mirror-wave,         reflecting 

wave,  crystal  river. 
(Spiel    (-e§,    -e),    n.,   play, 

game,  sport. 

fptelen,  to  play;  gambol, 
©piefj    (-e§,  -e),   m.,   dart, 

lance,  spear. 

(Sptnbel  (-,  -n),  f.,  spindle, 
fpinnen  (a,  o),  to  spin. 


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©pital      (-§,     -alcr),     n., 

hospital;    bte    fitter    be§ 

©pttalS,      Knights     Hos- 
pitalers. 
fpt£,  pointed. 
©pi£e    (-,    -n),    f.,    point, 

tip,  end,  top. 
©porn    (-e§,   -en   or  ©po* 

ren),  m.,  spur, 
©pott     (-c§),     »t.,     scorn, 

mockery, 
fpottcn,  to  mock. 
fpottenbertoei§,      mockingly, 

jeeringly. 
©pradje  (-,  -n),  /.,  speech, 

language. 

fpredjen  (a,  o) ,  to  speak, 
fprengen,  to  burst,  to  spring 

open,  spring  apart,  break, 
©prtdgtnort  (-e§,  *er),  m., 

proverb, 
fprmgen    (a,   it),  to  burst, 

crack,  snap,  spring. 
©pringqueH   (-e§,  -en),  m., 

fountain,  spring, 
fpri^en,     to    play,    sputter, 

squirt,  splash,  spout, 
fprb'be,    brittle,    hard,    cold, 

stubborn,     roughly ;     ba§ 

©probe,  the  brittle,  hard, 
©proffe  (-,  -n),  /.,  sprout, 

germ, 
©prud)   (-e§,  "c),  m.,  text, 

decree,  sentence.  [gush, 
fpmbeln,  to  bubble,  flow, 
fpriiljen,  to  fly  out  in 

sparks;    gunfen    — ,    to 

emit  sparks. 


Sprung  (-es,  ^e),  m., 
spring,  leap,  jump. 

©pur  (-,  -en),  f.,  track, 
trace.  [ceive. 

fpiiren,   to  trace,   feel,   per- 

©tab  (-eg,  *e),  m.,  staff. 

©tdbdqen  (-§,  -),  n.,  little 
staff. 

ftadjeln,  to  sting,  prick. 

ftadgelicqt,  prickly,  spiny, 
bristly. 

©tabt  (-,  *e),  f.,  city,  town. 

©tabttor  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
town  gate,  [blade,  sword. 

©taf)I      (-e§),     m.,      steel, 

ftafjlen,  to  steel,  harden. 

©tatt  (-eS,  *c),  m.,  stable, 
stall. 

©tamm  (-e§,  ae),  m., 
race,  stock,  lineage;  stem, 
stalk. 

ftammen,  to  be  descended. 

©tanb  (-e§,  "e),  m.,  class. 

©tapel  (-§,  -),  w.,  em- 
porium, mart,  ware- 
house. 

ftarl,  strong;  ©tarfe§, 
strength,  the  strong. 

©tarfe  (-,  -n),  f.,  strength, 
force. 

ftarlen,  to  strengthen. 

ftatt,  instead  of,  in  place  of. 

©tatte  (-,  -n),  f.,  place, 
room. 

ftattltdj,  stately. 

©taub  (-«§),  nt.,  dust 

©taunen  (-§),  n.,  astonish- 
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©teg  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  path, 
bridge. 

fieljen  (ftcmb,  geftcmben), 
to  stand,  remain,  rest. 

fteljlen  (a,  o),  to  steal;  fid) 
— ,  to  betake  one's  self, 
steal  away. 

©tetg  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  path. 

ftetgen  (ie,  te),  to  ascend, 
rise,  climb,  increase. 

fteil,  steep,  arduous. 

(Stem  (-c§,  -e),  m.,  stone. 

©telle  (-,  -n),  f  place, 
position,  spot;  ntdjt  bon 
ber  —  .toetdjen,  not  to 
budge;  gitr  -  -  fdjoffen, 
to  produce. 

fteHen,  to  put;  fid)  — ,  to 
present  one's  self,  ap- 
pear; fid)  bie  Wirfgabe  — , 
to  set  a  task  for  one's 
self. 

fterben  (o,  o),  to  die, 
perish ;  fterbenb,  dying ; 
ber  ©terbenbe,  the  dying 
man. 

©terben  (-§),  n.,  death. 

fterbltdj,  mortal,  evanescent; 
©terbltdje,  mortals. 

(Stern   (-e§,  -e),  m.,  star. 

(Sternenbogen  (-§,  -),  m., 
starry  vault  or  sky. 

(Stemenrtdjter  (-§,  -),  m., 
Judge  above  the  stars, 
celestial  Judge,  God. 

<Sterrtenft>eIt  (-,  -en),  f., 
firmament. 

©ternengelt    (-e§,  -e),    n., 


starry  tent,  dome,  canopy 
of  heaven.  [ever. 

ftet§,     continually,     always, 

fteitern,  to  steer,  pilot. 

ftiften,  to  establish,  found. 

(SttHe,  /.,  silence,  quietness. 

ftiH(e),   still,  quiet,   quietly. 

ftiHen,  to  quiet. 

ftiH*fd)tt)eigen  (te,  tc),  to 
be  silent. 

(Stimme  (-,  -n),  f.,  voice. 

fttmmen,  to  accord,  chime. 

©timmung  (-,  -en),  f., 
mood,  frame  of  mind. 

©time  (-,  -en),  f.,  fore- 
head, brow. 

©toff  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  ma- 
terial, substance. 

ftb^nen,  to  groan. 

(Stoic  (-,  -en),  f.,  stole. 

ftolg,  proud,  proudly. 

©tola  (-e§),  m.,  pride,  ar- 
rogance. 

©tofc  (-eg,  *e),  m.,  blow, 
stroke,  thrust. 

ftoften  (te,  o),  to  push, 
shove,  thrust;  push  off. 

©trafe  (-,  -n),  f.,  punish- 
ment. 

ftrofloS,  guiltless. 

©tro^I  (-e§,  -en),  m., 
beam,  ray,  jet  [diate. 

ftrcdjlen,  to  beam,  shine,  ra- 

©traljlenblirf  (-eg,  -e),  m., 
radiant  glance. 

ftra^Ienb,  beaming. 

©tra^IenqueUe  (-,  -n),  f., 
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©trctnb  (-e»,  -e) ,  m., 
strand,  shore. 

Strong   (-e§,  ue),  m.,  rope. 

©trafoe  (-,  -n),  f.,  street. 

©traucij  (-e§,  ^c  or  ^er), 
w.,  shrub,  bush. 

ftraiidjeln,  to  stumble,  make 
a  false  step. 

©traufc  (-eg,  "e),  m.,  com- 
bat, struggle. 

ftreben,  to  strive,  struggle. 

©treben  (-§),  n.,  strife, 
attempt,  effort. 

ftrecfen,  to  stretch. 

©treicf)  (-el,  -e),  m., 
stroke,  blow. 

ftrettfjen  (i,  t),  to  touch, 
wander,  move. 

©treif,  see  ©treifen. 

©treifen  (-1,  -) ,  m.,  strip 
of  land,  path. 

©trett  (el,  -e),  m.,  con- 
tention, contest,  struggle. 

©treitbegter  or  ©treitbe* 
gierbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  eager- 
ness for  battle,  desire  for 
combat. 

ftreiten  (ftrttt,  geftritten), 
to  strive,  contend  with ; 
3iim  ©treiten,  for  com- 
bat. 

ftreng,  severe,  stern,  stern- 
ly_;  bo§  ©trenge,  the 
stern. 

ftreuen,  to  scatter,  spread. 

©tridj  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  line, 
dash.  [stream. 

©trom  (-e§,  "e),  m.,  river, 


fttomen,  to  flow,  gush. 

ftrbmenb,  rushing. 

©tropic  (-,  -n),  /.,  strophe, 
stanza. 

©trubel  (-§,  -),  m.,  whirl- 
pool, eddy,  torrent. 

ftrubeln,  to  eddy,  whirl, 
boil. 

©tiicf    (-el,  -e) ,  n.,  piece. 

©tufe    (-,  -n),  /.,  step. 

©tu^I   (-e§,  *e),  »i.,  chair. 

ftttmm,  silent,  mute. 

ftumpf,  blunt,  dull. 

©tunbe   (-,  -n),  f.,  hour. 

jtunbenlong,  for  hours  at 
a  time. 

ftiinblid),  hourly. 

©turm  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
storm,  fury. 

ftiirmen,  to  storm,  rage. 

©tiirmglorfe  .  (-,  -n),  /., 
alarm  bell. 

©tunnrainb  (-el,  -e),  m., 
storm  wind. 

©tiira  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  violent 
fall,  ruin. 

ftiirgen,  to  fall;  throw, 
start,  rush ;  fid)  — , 
to  plunge  one's  self; 
gush. 

©tii^e  (-,  -n),  f.,  support, 
prop. 

ftti^en,  to  base,  support. 

©tt)£,  m.,  Styx,  a  stream 
of  the  lower  regions  by 
which  the  gods  swore 
an  inviolable  oath. 

fud)en,  to  seek,  search. 


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@ub  or  (Siiben  (-en§),  m., 
south. 

fiiljnen,   to    atone   for,   ex- 
piate. 

©itmme  (-,  -n),  /.,  sum. 

fummen,  to  hum,  buzz. 

©umpf     (-e§,      *e),      w., 
swamp,  bog,  fen. 

(Siinbe   (-,  -n),  /.,  sin,  of- 
fence. 

©iinber  (-§,  -),  m.,  sinner. 

©imberin  (-,  -nen),  /..sin- 
ner. 

fiife,  sweet. 

<5t)!opljant    (-en,  -en),  m., 
sycophant. 

©Ijmjmtyie     (-,    -en),    f., 
sympathy. 

,  Syracuse. 

tnr.,  f.,  Syrinx,  a  nymph 
in  Greek  mythology.  See 
p.  13,  n.  II. 


Safe!  (-,  -n),  f.,  table. 
Sag   (-e§,  e),  m.,  day;    311 

Sage   lommen,   see   font* 

men. 

iagen,  to  dawn. 
SogeSaett  (-,  -en),  f.,  time 

of  day. 
Sogetoerf     (-e§,    -e),     «., 

daily  labor,  daily  work, 
iag^eff,  bright  as  day. 
Soft    (-e§,    -e),    m.,    time, 

measure. 


Sal  (-e§,  ^er),  «.,  valley. 

Solar   (-§,  -e),  w.,  robe. 

Solent  (-§,  -e),  n.,  talent, 
man  of  talent. 

Sontolii§  or  Sontol,  m., 
Tantalus,  a  cruel  king  of 
Greece,  condemned  to  tor- 
ment in  Hades  by  hun- 
ger's pangs  with  fruit  in 
sight. 

Song  (-e§,  -"e),  m.,  dance. 

tongen,  to  dance. 

Sapete  (-,  -n),  f.,  tapestry. 

topfer,   brave,   courageous. 

Sot  (-,  en),  f.,  deed;  in 
ber  — ,  in  reality,  in  fact. 

So'ter  (-§,  -)/  m.,  doer, 
culprit. 

Sotfadje  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  fact. 

Sofce  (-,  n),  f.,  claw. 

Soil  (-e§),  m.,  dew. 

ioitcfjen,  to  dip,  plunge. 

Soudjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  diver. 

tauen,  to  melt,  thaw. 

toilfen,  to  baptize,  christen. 

Soufer  (-§,  -),  m.,  baptist; 
ref.  to  St.  John  the  Bap- 
tist. 

Soufrfj  (-e§,  ^e),  m.,  ex- 
change, interchange. 

toufd^en,  to  exchange. 

tonfenb,  thousand. 

Soju§tt)anb  (-,  *e),  /.,  wall 
or  bank  of  yew  trees. 

ieilen,  to  divide,  share,  se- 
parate, part. 

Sempel  (-§,  -),  m.,  temple. 

Seppid)  (-§,  -e),  m.,  carpet. 


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teuer,  dear,  precious,  ex- 
pensive, beloved. 

Sweater  (-0,  ),  n.,  theater. 

Stella,  f.,  Thekla. 

Sterna  (-§,  -ta  or  Sljemen; 
a/^o  -§),  «.,  theme;  sub- 
j  ect. 

J£f)emi3,  /.,  Themis,  god- 
dess of  justice  and  cus- 
tom. 

&I)efeu§,  m.,  Theseus,  le- 
gendary founder  of 
Athens. 

5£ljraler.  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  a  na- 
tive or  inhabitant  of 
Thrace;  an  epithet  of 
Orpheus. 

^Ijron  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  throne. 

tinmen,  to  be  enthroned, 
reign. 

5tl}ule,  m.,  Thule;  poetic 
term  for  some  distant  un- 
known land. 


one  who  swings  the  thyr- 
sus or  Bacchic  wand, 
Bacchic  devotee. 

lief,  deep,  far;  deeply. 

ttefbetuegt,  deeply  moved  or 
touched.  [depth,  abyss. 

Stiefe     (-,    -n),     f.,     deep, 

ttefimter,  far  below. 

Stier  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  animal, 
creature,  beast. 

Xierfompf  (-c§,  *e),  w., 
combat  of  beasts. 

Stiger  (-§,  -),  m.,  tiger. 

Sigerin  (-,  -nen) ,  /.,  tigress. 


£tgermaljl  (-e§,  -c  or  *cr), 
n.,  tiger  feast,  brutal 
feast. 

fttgertter  (-e§,  -c) ,  n.,  tiger. 
eu§,  w.,  Timotheus. 
(-§),  m.,  Titan. 

toben,  to  rage,  be  mad. 

Stobcn  (-§) ,  n.,  madness, 
rage. 

£od)ter.  (-,  •*),  f.,  daughter. 

2:ob   (-e§),  m.,  death. 

StobeSbogcn  (-§,  *),  m., 
fatal  bow. 

£obe§opfer  (-§,  -),  n.,  vic- 
tim, death  offering. 

Stobfeinb  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
mortal  enemy. 

Stoggenburg,   Toggenburg. 

Son  (-eg,  *e),  m..  tone. 

5ton   (-e§),  m.,  clay. 

tbnen,  to  sound,  resound, 
ring;  —  in  (ace.),  to  ac- 
cord. 

£or  (-e§,  -e),  «.,  gate, 
arched  passageway,  door. 

5£or  (-en,  en),  m.,  fool. 

tot,  dead;  bic  Stoten,  the 
dead. 

tbten,  to  kill. 

£otennad)t  (-,*t),f.,  night 
of  death. 

£otenfpeer  (-§,  -e),  »t.  and 
n.,  fatal  lance. 

tragen  (it,  a),  to  bear, 
carry,  wear. 

£rane  (-,  -n),  f.,  tear. 

tronenleer,  tearless,  with- 
out tears. 


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£ronl  (-e§,  *e),  f.,  drink. 

£rcmbe   (-,  -n) ,  /.,  grape. 

troiten,  to  trust,  believe; 
marry. 

SrcmerMfjrte  (-,  -n) ,  f., 
tragic  scene,  tragic  stage. 

5£rauermiene  (-,  -n),  /., 
sad  look,  sorrowful  ex- 
pression, [lament. 

traitern,    to  mourn,    grieve, 

Srauerfdjlag  (-c§,  *e),  w., 
mournful  peal,  sad  toll- 
ing. 

traulidj,    familiar,    intimate. 

Strawn  (-§,  *e),  w.,  dream, 
vision. 

trattmen,  to  dream. 

traitrig,  sad,  gloomy,  dreary. 

treffen  (traf,  o),  to  meet; 
befall,  strike,  hit,  smite. 

trefflidj,  excellent. 

Sreffltdjfeit  (-,  -en),  f., 
excellence. 

trei&en  (te,  te),  to  drive, 
urge,  push ;  come  or  fol- 
low ;  to  be  driven,  drift, 
float;  <5d)cri3  mtt  etft>o§ 
— ,  see  ©djerg. 

trennen,  to  separate,  sunder. 

treten  (a,  e),  to  tread,  en- 
ter, walk. 

treit,  true,  faithful. 

Slreite,  f.,  faith,  fidelity. 

treitltcfj,  faithfully,  honestly. 

tribunal  (-e§,  -e),  «.,  tri- 
bunal. 

Srtbiine  (-,  -n),  f.,  tribune. 

5£rid)ter    (-§,   ),  m.,  funnel. 


(-e§,  -e),  m.,  tri- 
dent. 

Strieb  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  power, 
impulse,  stimulus,  patri- 
otic instinct. 

5£riebfeber  (-,  -n),  f.,  driv- 
ing spring,  moving  force. 

£rtft  (-,  en),  f.,  pasture, 
herd. 

trtnfen   (o,  it) ,  to  drink. 

Sritionie,  f.,  Tritonia,  an 
epithet  of  Minerva. 

Stritt  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  step, 
tread. 

Srtitm^geprdng(e)  (-§), 
n.,  triumphal  pomp,  tri- 
umphal parade. 

trocten,  dry. 

5£roglobt)te  (-en,  -en),  m., 
troglodyte,  cave  dweller. 

£ropfen  (-§,  -),  m.,  drop. 

SErofe  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  gang, 
set,  crowd. 

5troft  (-e§) ,  w.,  comfort, 
consolation. 

trbften,  to  comfort,  soothe. 

lroftlo§,   despairing. 

tro^,  in  spite  of,  notwith- 
standing. 

iro^en,  to  defy. 

tro^ig,  defiantly,  daringly, 
haughtily. 

triibe,  sad. 

iriiben,  to  trouble,  sadden. 

Strug  (-e§),  m.,  deceit, 
fraud. 

triigen  (o,  o),  to  deceive, 
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Sriimmer,     n.     pi.,     ruins, 

fragments. 

Stru^   (-e§),  m.,  defiance, 
tiicfifcf),  spiteful,  malicious. 
Stugenb   (-,  -en),  /.,  virtue, 
tun  (tat,  getan),  to  do. 
Sturm  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  tower, 
tiirmen,  to  pile  up. 
tiirmenb,  towering. 
Sttjrann     (-en,     -en),     m., 

tyrant. 

tt 

iiben,  to  practise,  show. 

iiber,  above,  beyond,  over, 
across,  about,  concerning. 

iiber.aH,  everywhere,through- 
out. 

iiber*fltef5en  (o,  o),  to 
overflow. 

iiberglafen,  to  glaze  over. 

iiberljaupt,  in  general,  as  a 
whole. 

iiberljoren,  to  overhear. 

iiberlaufen  (te,  au),  to  run 
over,  spread  over;  e§ 
iiberlauft  mid)  fait,  I 
shudder,  my  flesh  creeps. 

iiberm  —  iiber  bem. 

iibermut  (-e§),  m.,  arro- 
gance. 

iiberrofcijenb,  surprising,  as- 
tonishing. 

iiberreben,  to  persuade. 

iiberfdjouen,  to  overlook. 

iibertreten  (a,  e),  to  over- 
step the  limits,  transgress. 


iiberaoljlen,  to  count,  tell 
over,  enumerate. 

lifer  (-§,  -),  n.,  bank, 
shore. 

lim,  about,  near,  at,  for, 
around,  in  order  to ;  unt 
...  ttriHen,  for  the  sake 
of. 

inrtarmen,  to  embrace. 

umfangen  (t,  a),  to  encir- 
cle, surround,  embrace. 

umfaffen,  to  surround,  em- 
brace, clasp,  comprise ; 
fid)  — ,  to  embrace  each 
other. 

llmgang  (-§),  m.,  inter- 
course. 

umgeben  (a,  e),  to  sur- 
round, enclose. 

um*gel)en  (gtng,  gegangen), 
to  go  around ;  also  insep., 
to  avoid,  evade. 

lintgeftiirjt,  overthrown, 
overturned. 

ltm*gurten,  to  girt,  bind 
around. 

um^dngen,  to  throw  a- 
round,  invest  with. 

vtmljer,  around,  about. 

um^er*3te^en  (gog,  gego* 
gen),  to  go,  move,  travel 
around. 

umflammern,  to  clasp,  em- 
brace. 

umlrangen  (fidj),  to  crown 
one's  self. 

itmrtngen  (a,  u),  to  sur- 
round. 


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umriiljen,  to  rest  around. 

umfdjletern,  to  veil. 

itmfdjlmgen  (a,  it),  to  em- 
brace, [around. 

um*feljen    (a,   e) ,   to   look 

umfonft,  in  vain,  vainly. 

um*fpinnen  (o,  o),  to 
weave  around. 

itm*fte5,en  (ftcmb,  geftcm* 
ben),  to  stand  about, 
surround ;  as  transitive  it 
is  inseparable. 

itmfuntmen,  to  buzz  around, 
hum  around. 

itmtonen,  to  sound  around. 

itm*treiben  (ic,  ie),  to 
drive  around,  spin  a- 
round. 

itm*h>al3en,  to  roll  around, 
whirl  around;  firf)  — ,  to 
revolve,  rotate.  Some- 
times used  as  insep.  com- 
pound. 

iimtoanbeln,  to  walk  a- 
round. 

imttoinben  (o,  it),  to 
wreathe,  entwine. 

imubfdjbar,  immeasurable, 
unbounded. 

unabfttJjtltcij,    unintentional. 

unait§ft>recf)lidj,  unutterable, 
inexpressible. 

imbebadjtfam,  thoughtless, 
heedless. 

unbelonnt,  unrecognized, 
unknown. 

imbefdjetben,  bold,  unre- 
served. 


Unbeftcmb  (-§),  m.,  incon- 
stancy, instability. 

unbetoetnt,  unwept. 

iinbetniJIft,  cloudless,  clear. 

unbehmfet,  unknowing,  un- 
conscious. 

itnb,  and. 

itnenblid),  endless,  infinite, 
eternal,  immeasurable, 
long. 

unerforfcljltdj,  inscrutable, 
impenetrable. 

unergriinbet,  unfathomed. 

itnermefeltc^,  immeasurable, 
boundless. 

unerfdjopft,  inexhaustible, 
unceasing. 

ltnfreitt)tHtg,   involuntary. 

ungebitlbig,  impatient. 

itnge^eiter,  monstrous,  im- 
mense, intense. 

ttngeljeuer  (-§,  -) ,  «.,  mon- 
ster, prodigy. 

itngemtfc^t,  unmixed. 

itngeregclt,  uncontrolled,  un- 
regulated. 

itngefe^en,  unseen. 

ungefeffig,  unsocial. 

Itngeftalt  (-,  -en),  f.,  mon- 
strosity, deformity. 

itngeftiim,  impetuous,  im- 
patient. 

itngetetlt,   undivided,  entire. 

itngetrett,  faithless,  fickle. 

itngetnet^t,  unconsecrated, 
unhallowed,  profane. 

imgeitrife,  uncertain,  hesitat- 
ing. 


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(-e§,  UngliicESfoUe) , 
n.,  misfortune,  ill  luck, 
unhappiness. 

ungliicflid),  unhappy,  unfor- 
tunate, miserable. 

ungliidfelig,  unhappy,  un- 
fortunate. 

llngliidSftranb  (-e§,  -e), 
m.,  dangerous  shore,  per- 
ilous coast. 

UngludEgftrafee  (-,  -en),  f., 
fatal  path,  fatal  way. 

llnljeil  (-§),  n.,  mischief, 
harm,  calamity. 

Unmut  (-§),  m.,  gloom,  dis- 
pleasure, indignation. 

imnii£,  useless. 

un§,  us,  to  us. 

llnfd)i:lb,  f.,  innocence. 

urtfer,  ours,  our. 

unjidjtbar,  invisible ;  bie 
llnfidjtbaren,  the  invisible 
ones,  the  gods. 

imftat,  restlessly. 

unfterblidj,   immortal. 

unten,  below. 

imter,  beneath,  under,  by, 
among. 

unterbredjen  (a,  o),  to  in- 
terrupt, break. 

imterbriicfen,  to  repress, 
suppress. 

llntergang  (-e§),  m.,  ruin, 
destruction. 

urtter*gef)en  (gtng,  gegan* 
gen) ,  to  sink,  perish,  go 
to  ruin. 

imtergraben     (u,     a)/     to 


destroy,  undermine ;  be 
the  destruction  of. 

unterljalten  (ie,  a),  to  en- 
tertain, amuse. 

imterneljmen  (a,  untemom* 
men),  to  undertake. 

llnterne^men  (-§),  n.,  un- 
dertaking, enterprise. 

untemdjten,  to  give  in- 
struction, inform. 

Itnterfdjteb  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
difference. 

untertcinig,  subject. 

imterft>eg§,  on  the  way. 

unberanbert,  unchanged. 

imberganglid),    imperishable. 

iippig,   rich,  luxuriant. 

lit  (-§  and  -en,  -C  and 
-en) ,  m.,  aurochs. 

llrteil  (-§,  -e),  n.,  sentence, 
judgment. 

Urne  (-,  n),  f.,  urn. 

8 

Eater  (-8,  *),  m.,  father, 
ancestor. 

93ater^aii§  (-tS,  *er),  n., 
father's  house. 

93aterlanb  (-e§,  *«),  n., 
country,  fatherland. 

93enu§,  f.,  Venus,  goddess 
of  beauty  and  love, 
sprung  from  the  foam  of 
the  sea. 

beradjten,  to  disdain,  de- 
spise. 


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(-§,  -),  m.,  de- 
spiser,  scorner. 

beradjiltcb,,  contemptible,  in- 
significant. 

bercmbern,  to  change,  vary. 

berbcmnen,  to  banish,  expel. 

berbergen  (a,  o),  to  hide, 
conceal. 

berbieten  (o,  o),  to  forbid. 

berbinben  (a,  11),  to  bind. 

berblenben,  to  blind,  dazzle. 

berbliiljen,  to  fade. 

berborgen,  secret. 

JBerbredjen  (-§,  -),  n., 
crime,  offence. 

berbreiten,  to  spread;  fidj 
— ,  to  spread  itself. 

berbiinben,  to  unite  in 
league. 

berbommen,  to  condemn. 

bcrberben   (o,  o),  to  perish. 

SScrberben  (-§),  n.,  destruc- 
tion, ruin. 

SSerberber  (-§,  -),  m., 
spoiler,  destroyer. 

berberblicfj,  pernicious,  fa- 
tal, deadly. 

berbtenen,  to  deserve,  merit. 

SSerbtenft  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  ser- 
vice, merit,  reward. 

berbiiften,  to  evaporate, 
vanish. 

berbiiften,  see  berbuften. 

berbimleln,  to  darken. 

bereljren,  to  honor,  revere. 

SSerein  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  con- 
federation, association,  so- 
ciety, club. 


beretnen,  to  unite. 

bereirtigen,  to  unite,  join. 

berfeljlen,  to  miss,  mistake; 
bie  grift  — ,  to  outstay 
the  furlough. 

berfolgen,  to  pursue. 

SSerfoIgung  (-,  -en),  f., 
pursuit,  persecution. 

SSerfiiljrer  (-§,  -),  m.,  cor- 
rupter,  seducer. 

bergangen,  past.  [tile. 

bergeben§,  vain,  in  vain,  fu- 

bergeblidj,  vain,  fruitless, 
useless. 

bergeljen  (berging,  bergcm* 
gen),  to  fade,  die  away, 
fail. 

bergelten  (a,  o),  to  recom- 
pense, requite,  reward. 

bergeffen  (a,  e),  to  forget. 

bergiften,  to  poison. 

berglafen,  to  vitrify,  glaze. 

SKergletcb,  (-§,  -e) ,  m.,  com- 
parison. 

bergleidjen  (t,  i),  to  com- 
pare. 

SGergniigen  (-§),  n.,  plea- 
sure, enjoyment,  gratifica- 
tion, satisfaction. 

bergniigen,  to  satisfy,  gra- 
tify. 

bergolben,  to  gild. 

bergonnen,  to  permit,  con- 
cede, grant. 

SSergotterung,  f.,  deifica- 
tion. 

berljaHen,  to  die  away,  dis- 
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berfjalten  (fid))  (ie,  a),  to 
act,  comport  one's  self, 
compare,  be  related  to. 

JBer^altniS  (-ffe§,  -ffe),  n., 
relation,  condition. 

$errjangni§  (-ffe§,  -ffe) , 
n.,  fate,  destiny. 

berljeerert,  to  devastate,  ra- 
vage. 

berljeljlett  (past  participle 
sometimes  berrjoijlen),  to 
hide,  conceal. 

berljeiften  (ie,  ei),  to  prom- 
ise. 

berljerrlidjen,  to  glorify. 

berljbljnen,  to  deride,  mock. 

ber^Men,  to  cover,  veil, 
conceal. 

berirren  (fid)),  to  stray, 
wander. 

berjiingen,  to  make  young 
again,  rejuvenate. 

berflaren,  to  light  up,  illu- 
mine. 

berfniipfen,  to  unite,  con- 
nect. 

berfuljlen,  to  cool. 

berfiinben,  to  announce, 
proclaim. 

berliinbigen,  to  announce. 

berlcmgen,  to  request,  ask, 
demand. 

berloffen  (ie,  a),  to  leave; 
ftdj  ouf  (ace.)  — ,  to 
depend  upon. 

berlaffen,   forsaken,  forlorn. 

SBerlavtf  (-e§),  m.,  result, 
outcome. 


berlaufen    (ie,  ait),  to  ter- 
minate, result, 
berlegen,  to  transfer,  place. 
berleiljen  (ie,  ie),  to  confer, 

bestow,  grant, 
berlegen,  to  wound,  injure, 

do  violence  to. 
berlteren    (o,    o) ,    to    lose; 

fid)  — ,  to  get  lost;  ber* 

loren,     lost,     forlorn,     in 

vain, 
bermafjlt,    united,    married ; 

bie   SSermafjIten,    married 

couple, 
bcrmeinen,    to   think,    per- 

sume,  mean.  [blend, 

bermifrfjen,  to  mix,  mingle, 
bermiffen,  to  miss, 
bermbgen    (bermocrjte,    ber* 

mod}t) ,  to  be  able,  can. 
berne^men  (o,  berrtommen) , 

to  hear. 

bcrneincn,  to  forbid. 
bcrnid)tert,  to  destroy,  crush, 

undo. 

SBernunft,  f.,  reason,  under- 
standing, 
berb'ben,    to    devastate,     lay 

waste. 

SSerrat  (-§),  m.,  treason, 
bcrridjten,  to  do,  perform, 

execute. 

S3er§  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  verse, 
berfogen,  to  deny,  forbid, 
berfammeln,  to  assemble, 

gather  together. 
aSerfommlung    (-,   en),    f., 

meeting,  gathering. 


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berfcmmen,  to  neglect. 

berfdjatnt,  modest,  bashful. 

berfdjieben,  various,  diffe- 
rent. 

berfdjleiern,  to  veil. 

berfdjliefjen  (o,  o),  to  shut, 
close,  lock. 

berfdjlingen  (o,  u),  to 
twist,  entangle,  tangle;  to 
swallow,  swallow  up,  de- 
vour. 

berfdjmod)ten,  to  pine  away, 
faint,  languish. 

berfdjonen,  to  spare. 

berfd)tt>eigert  (ie,  ie),  to  be 
silent. 

berfdjtninben  (a,  it),  to 
vanish,  disappear. 

berfenben  (fenbete  or  fanbte, 
fenbet  or  fanbt),  to  hurl, 
send  forth,  dispatch,  con- 
vey. 

berfe^en,  to  answer,  reply. 

berfiegen,  to  dry  up. 

berfilbern,  to  silver. 

berfinfen  (a,  u),  to  sink, 
be  swallowed  up,  absorb. 

SSerJmofe  (-e§,  -e),  n., 
meter. 

berfofjnert,  to  reconcile,  pro- 
pitiate, appease. 

berforgen,  to  provide,  care 
for. 

berfpaten  (fid)),  to  be  late, 
be  belated,  stay  behind, 
delay. 

SBerfbatung  (-,  -en),  f.,  de- 
lay. 


berfbredjen  (a,  o) ,  to  prom- 
ise. 

S3erftanb  (-e§),  m.,  mean- 
ing, sense,  understanding. 

berftcmben,  clear,  evident, 
understood. 

berftcinbtg,   intelligent,  wise. 

berftdjen  (berftonb,  berfton* 
ben),  to  understand. 

bcrfto^Ien,    secretly,    furtive. 

berfto^en  (te,  o),  to  turn 
away,  repel,  turn  out, 
banish. 

berftreidjen  (i,  t),  to  elapse. 

berftitmmen,  to  grow  dumb, 
become  speechless,  be 
silent. 

berfitdjen,  to  try,  prove,  at- 
tempt, tempt,  endeavor. 

SBerfudjer  (-§,  -),  m.,  se- 
ducer, tempter. 

berfudjt,   trained,   practical. 

berteibtgen  (fid)),  to  defend 
one's  self. 

bertrouen,  to  commit,  in- 
trust, consign;  fid)  cmf  et- 
tco§  — ,  rely  upon  some- 
thing. 

bertraulid),  intimate,  fa- 
miliar. 

SBertrauItdjfett  (-,  -en),  f., 
familiarity,  intimacy. 

bertrcmt,  trusty,   familiar. 

SBertrcwte  (-n,  -n),  m., 
confidant. 

bertrei&en  (ie,  ie),  to  drive 
away,  expel. 

93ertitmnu§,  m.,  Vertumnus, 


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Roman  god  of  spring  or 
the  seasons,  who  presided 
over  gardens  and  or- 
chards. 

bertoaift,   orphan,   orphaned. 

bertaalten,  to  conduct,  man- 
age. 

berroanbeln,  to  transform, 
change. 

berirjanbt,  related. 

JBertoanbtfdjaft  (-,  -en),  f., 
relationship. 

bertoegen  (o,  e  and  o),  to 
venture,  risk.  The  verb 
is  now  obsolete. 

berroetgern,  to  refuse. 

$8erft>efung  (-,  -en),  f.,  de- 
composition, putrefaction. 

berfaogen,  desperate,  see 
also  bertoegen. 

berhnmbern,  to  astonish, 
amaze ;  fid)  — ,  to  be  as- 
tonished. 

berftmnbert,  astonished. 

berge^ren,  to  consume,  eat. 

bergeifjen  (ie,  ie),  to  for- 
give, pardon. 

SGeratoeiflung,  f.,  despair. 

SCefper  (-,  -n),  f.,  after- 
noon, evening;  vespers, 
evening  prayers. 

biel,  much ;  in  plur.,  many. 

btelfad),  various,  manifold. 

bteHeidjt,  perhaps. 

bielfaifffomrnen,  very  wel- 
come. 

bier,  four. 

(-eg,  -e),  n.,  fleece. 


83obi3cum,  Latin;  see  £)o* 
rrtinug. 

SSogei  (-§,  «),  m.t  bird, 
fowl. 

aJogelgefong  (-§,  *e),  m., 
song  of  birds. 

JBoII  (-e§,  *er),  n.,  people, 
nation. 

bolfbelebt,  alive  with  people, 
thronged. 

boll,  full. 

boUbrtngen  (boHbrad^te,  boll^ 
bradjt) ,  to  accomplish. 

93oHbrtnger  (-§,  -),  m., 
performer,  accomplisher.  • 

bollenben,  to  complete,  fin- 
ish. 

boHfiiljren,  to  accomplish, 
perform. 

bom  =  bon  bem. 

bon,  from,  about. 

bor,  before,  in  front  of. 

boran,  in  advance. 

boran*ge^en  (ging,  gegan* 
gen) ,  to  go  on  ahead,  pre- 
cede. 

boran*treten  (a,  e),  to  pre- 
cede. 

boran*tairmeln,  to  stagger 
on  before,  go  on  before  in 
ecstacy. 

borbei,  over,  past. 

borbei*trallen,  to  move 
past,  flow. 

bor*ljaben  (Ijcitte,  geljaf>t), 
to  intend,  propose  to  do. 

SSorljang  (-g,  *c),  m.,  cur- 
tain. 


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,  formerly. 

bornefjm,  grand,  distinguish- 
ed. 

SSorteil  (-§,  -e),  m.,  advan- 
tage. 

boriiber*fliefi,en  (o,  o),  to 
pass  by. 

boriiber*3tdjen  (309,  gego* 
gen),  to  move  past,  leave. 


SBodje    (-,  -en),  f.,  watch, 

guard, 
toadjen,     to     watch     over, 

watch,  be  awake. 
,  watchfully, 
(u,   o),   to   grow, 

increase. 
2Bad)ter  (-§,  -),  m.,  watch, 

keeper. 
SBaffe     (-,     n),     f.,     arm, 

weapon. 
tDoffenfunbtg,       skilled      in 

arms,  veteran, 
toogen,     to     venture,     dare, 

risk. 
SBagert   (-§,  -),  m.,  wagon, 

carriage,  car,  chariot, 
toagen,  to  weigh. 
SSagenlcnfer     (-§,    -),   m., 

charioteer. 
SBogniS     (-ffeS,    -ffe),    n., 

venture,     hazardous     un- 
dertaking. 
SBoIjI    (-,  -en),  f.,  choice; 

oljne  — ,  blindly,  at  ran- 
dom. 


icafylen,  to  choose. 

SBa^Icr  (-§,  -),  m.,  elector. 

28al)n  (-C§),  m.,  fancy,  de- 
lusion. 

tno^r,  true,  real. 

nxtfjrenb,  while. 

it  (-,  -en),  f.,  truth, 
ltd),   truly,   surely,   cer- 
tainly. 

SBmbtoerf  (-§),  M.,  hunt, 
chase. 

SBoIb  (-e§,  "er),  m.,  wood, 
forest. 

2BaIbe§bimfeI  (-§),  n., 
darkness  or  gloom  of  the 
forest. 

SBott  (-t§,  *e)',  m.,  ram- 
part, embankment. 

toaHen,  boil  up,  wave ;  wan- 
der, walk ;  heave,  swell. 

hJoHenb,  heaving. 

toolten,  to  rule,  manage. 

SBalten  (-§),  n.,  rule,  man- 
agement. 

tnalgen,  to  roll,  move. 

SBcmb  (-,  "e),  f.,  wall, 
partition. 

toonbeln,  to  change,  wan- 
der, walk. 

SBanberer  (-§,  -),  m.,  wan- 
derer, traveler. 

iDdnbern,  to  go,  wander, 
move;  Ijin  itnb  ^er  — , 
to  move  to  and  fro ;  ntit 
tnonbernbcm  ©tab,  with 
his  wayfarer's  staff. 

SBonbcrftob  (-eg,  *e),  m., 
wanderer's  staff. 


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SBanbrer,  see  SBanberer. 
SBange  (-,  -n),  f.,  cheek. 
SBangenrote,  f.,  flush  of  the 

cheek. 

toanfen,  to  waver, 
faannen,  whence. 
SBappen  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  weapon, 

escutcheon. 
Inarm,  warm. 
SBcirme,  /.,  warmth,  heat, 
teamen,  to  warn,  advise. 
SBormmg      (-,      -en) ,     f., 

warning.  [ing. 

toarnungStioII,  full  of  warn- 
Itiarten,  to  wait ;  with  gen., 

to  tend. 

tcarum,  why,  wherefore. 
toa§,  what,  why,  whatever; 
•     . . .     Cild),    whatever ; 
-  fiir,  what  kind. 
SBaffer   (-§,  -),  n.,  water. 
SBafferWe      (-,     n),     /., 

watery  cave. 
SBafferlein      (-§,     -),     «., 

streamlet. 
SBafferfdjhmb  (-e§,  -e),  m., 

watery  abyss. 
SBoffertooge     (-/     -n),     f., 

wave  of  water, 
toeben   (weak  or  o,  o),    to 

weave. 

SBerfrfel  (-3,  -) ,  tn.,  change, 
faecfjj'eln,  to  change. 
hJed^felboH,        subject       to 

change,   changing,   varied, 

varying, 
toerfen,    to    awaken,   waken, 

rouse. 


SBeg    (-c3,    -e),    w.,    way, 

road. 

toeg,  away. 
njegl  look  out! 
it>eg*betriigen     (o,    o),    to 

cheat  out  of.       [cause  of. 
toegen,  for  the  sake  of,  be- 
tt>eg*fiiljren,  to  lead  away, 
tueggeriffen,  torn  forth. 
h)eg*n)enben  (fid))    (toanbte, 

gen^anbt     or    weak),     to 

turn  away. 
toeg*h3erfen      (a,     o),     to 

throw  away. 
tt>el)(e),  woe!  alas ! 
SBelje    (-n),  f.  or  n.,  pang, 

throes. 

tneljen,  to  wave;  blow,  waft. 
SBeljen    (-§) ,     n.,    blowing, 

blast,   exhalation. 
SBe^r(e)     (-,    -n),    f.,    de- 
fense, weapon, 
tueljren,  to  prevent,  forbid ; 

with  dot.,  control. 
SBeib    (-«§,   -er),   n.,  wife, 

woman. 
28eibe§tiigenb    (-,  -en),    /., 

woman's  virtue, 
ttjetd),   soft,  pliable,  tender; 

ba§  SBeidje,  the  soft, 
toetdjen   (i,  i),  to  yield;  to 

stir. 

SBetbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  pasture, 
tuetben,     to   graze,   pasture, 

tend  (flock  or  herd)  ;  fid) 
-  on,  to  delight  in,  revel 

in. 
SBeibtnerl  (-e§),  n.,  hunt. 


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iretljen,  to  consecrate,  de- 
vote to,  sanctify. 

toeil,  because,  since. 

toetlen,  to  stay,  tarry,  lin- 
ger. 

SBeilen  (-§),  «.,  waiting, 
tarrying,  suspense. 

SBetn  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  wine. 

tt>einen,  to  weep. 

SBetnen   (-§),  n.,  weeping. 

SBeingenufj  (-e§,  *e),  »»., 
partaking  of  or  indulging 
in  wine. 

tt>ei§,  wise,  prudent ;  wisely. 

SBetfe  (-n,  -n),  m.,  wise 
man,  scholar,  sage,  phil- 
osopher. 

SBeife  (-,  -n),  f.,  melody, 
strain ;  way,  manner. 

toeifen  (te,  te),  to  show. 

SBeiSljett,  f.,  wisdom. 

tneifc,  white. 

tneit,  wide,  open,  far. 

SBeite,  f,  width,  breadth. 

toeiter,  farther,  further,  ad- 
ditional ;  nidjt  — ,  no 
longer,  no  more. 

ftietter.*Ieben,  to  live  on. 

tueitljm,  distant,  remote. 

tocit*fd^ouen,  to  look  afar, 
to  have  a  wide  view. 

tteldjer  (toeldje,  ft>eldje§), 
who,  which,  what. 

tDClf,  withered,  faded. 

23eHc  (-,  -n),  f.,  wave, 
billow. 

SBelt  (-,  -en),  f.,  world. 

SBeltall  (-§),  n.,  universe. 


SBeltgelDtmmcI  (-§),  n., 
crowding  humanity. 

SBeltcnu^r  (-,  -en),  /., 
world-clock ;  world's  time- 
piece. 

Iticnben  (toanbtc,  getoanbt 
or  tucnbete,  gctocnbet),  to 
turn;  fid)  — ,  to  with- 
draw. 

faenig,  little. 

tnenn,  when,  if.  . 

tuer,  who,  whoever. 

toerben  (tuarb  or  luurbe, 
getoorben,  sometimes  tuor= 
ben),  to  become,  come 
into  existence ;  311  ettna§ 
— ,  to  turn  into;  gutcil 
— ,  to  be  allotted  to,  be 
granted  to;  — ,  with  dot., 
to  receive,  obtain. 

toerfen  (a,  o),  to  throw, 
cast  away ;  fid)  — ,  to 
hurl  one's  self. 

SBer!  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  work, 
task,  production,  compo- 
sition. 

Inert,  worth,  dear,  worthy. 

SBert  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  value, 
worth. 

SBefen  (-§,  -) ,  «.,  creature, 
being. 

,  shadowy,  unreal. 
,  why. 

SBeft  or  SBeften  (-),  *n., 
west;  pi.,  west  winds. 

SBette  (-,  -n),  f.,  bet, 
wager ;  wn  bte  — ,  in 
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tuetten,  to  emulate,  risk, 
compete. 

SBettftreit  (-§,  -e),  m.,  con- 
test. 

SBibber  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  ram. 

ixnber,  against. 

2Btberb.oII  (-§),  m.,  echo, 
reecho. 

ttnberljallen,  to  sound  back, 
echo. 

Uriberfpenftig,  refractory, 
stubborn. 

SBiberftonb  (-e§,  *e),  m., 
resistance,  opposition. 

hriberftefi,en  (hriberftcmb,  hri- 
berftcmben),  to  resist, 
withstand. 

ttribmen,  to  devote,  dedicate. 

hrie,  as,  how. 

hrieber,  again. 

tmeber*bringen  (brac&te,  ge* 
bradjt),  to  bring  back. 

hrieber*finben  (a,  u),  to 
find  again. 

SBieberforbcrer  (-§,  -),  m., 
one  demanding  return  or 
restitution,  rescuer. 

hrieber *geben  (a,  e),  to 
render,  repeat. 

SBieberfiaH  (-e§),  m.,  re- 
echo. 

hrieberljallen,  to  reecho. 

tnteber^olen,  to  repeat. 

SBieber!e^r,  /.,  return. 

h)tebcr*Ie^ren,  to  return. 

h)teber*fel^en  (a,  e),  to  see 
again. 

hrieberum,  again. 


hJtegen,   to  rock,  lull;    firfj 

— ,  to  rock  one's  self, 
totegen    (o,   o),   to  weigh; 

raise. 

SBiefc   (-,  -n),  /.,  meadow, 
ttrilb,    wild,    savage,    fierce ; 

bie  SBilben,  the  savages, 
tcilbftutenb,  with  wild  rush, 

with    wild    flood,     madly, 

tempestuously. 
SBilbmS    (-,   -ffe),    /.,    wil- 
derness. 

SBtlle  (-n§,  n),  m.,  will. 
toillen,  see  um. 
totllfoinmen,  welcome. 
tt)illfal)ren,  to  comply  with, 

yield  to. 
itrimmeln,    to    be    crowded, 

be  filled. 

tnimmern,  to  moan,  whine. 
SBinb  (-e§,  -e) ,  m.,  wind, 
hrinben     (a,    11),    to    wind, 

weave,  twist ;  auf  unb  ab 

— ,  to  turn  to  and  fro. 
SBinbeSetle,    f.,    rapidity   of 

the  wind,  swiftness  of  the 

wind. 
2Btnbe§fd)neHe,  /.,  swiftness 

of  the  wind,  speed  of  the 

wind. 

SBinf  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  sign, 
toinlen,    to    make    a    sign, 

beckon. 
SBttifen    (-§,   -),   n.,   beck, 

beckoning,  sign, 
hrinfeln,  to  whine. 
SBinterfturm  (-c§,  "e),  m., 

winter  storm. 


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nrinterltdj,  wintery. 
hnr,  we. 

SBirbel    (-§,  -),  m.,  whirl- 
ing. 

hnrbeln,  to  warble,  whirl, 
luirfen,  to  work,   act,   have 

effect. 
SBtrfen   (-§),    n.,    working, 

activity,  labor,  effort, 
hnrfltrfj,  really,  indeed. 
SBirfUdjfett  (-,  -en),  /., 

truth,  reality. 
SBirfung  (-,  -en),  f.,  effect, 

action. 
SBirt    (-eS,    -e),    m.,    host, 

landlord,  inn-keeper, 
hrirtlid),  hospitable, 
hriffen   (ttmfjte,  genwfet),  to 

know. 
SBiffen  (-§),  n.,  knowledge, 

learning. 

SBifc  (-e§,  -e),  m.,  wit. 
too,  where. 
h)oburdj,  whereby. 
SBoge    (-,   -n),   f.,   billow, 

wave. 

tcogen,  to  wave,  float, 
tcoljer      (luo      ...      ^er), 

whence. 

tooljin,  where,  whither. 
tt)o^inaii§,     which    way,    to 

what  place. 
I,  well,  very,   doubtless. 

(-§),  n.,  welfare, 
ftoljlbefannt,     well     known, 

familiar. 
h>oljlbetnerft,      well     noted, 

carefully  studied. 


SBoIjIfaljrt  (-,  -en) ,  f.,  wel- 
fare, weal. 

tooljlgelungen,  successful, 
well-executed. 

Ico^lgcftolt,  well  shaped, 
handsome. 

SBoljIIout  (-§),  m.,  melody, 
euphony. 

SBo^Iftanb  (-§),  m.,  easy 
circumstances,  welfare, 
prosperity. 

faoljltcittg,  beneficent,  ben- 
evolent, wholesome. 

tooljnen,  to  dwell,  live. 

SBoIjnung  (-,  -en),  f., 
dwelling,  house. 

SBoIIe  (-,  -n),  f.,  cloud. 

2BoHe,  f.,  wool. 

.tooHen,  to  will,  wish ;  m'djt 
hJoHe  bo§  ©ott,  God  for- 
bid it. 

SBoHuft  (-,  *e),  f.,  sensual 
pleasure,  sensuality. 

ftoHuftboH,  delightful. 

JtJOmit,  wherewith,  with 
which,  with  what. 

tnonad),  for  what. 

SBonnc  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  pleasure. 

SBonnebtenft  (-e§,  -e),  m., 
joyous  service. 

tnoran,  of  what,  whereby. 

tuorauf,  to  what,  on  what, 
whereupon. 

tcorouS,  by,  out  of,  whence. 

nx>rin,  wherein. 

SSort  (-e§),  n.,  word;  pi., 
-e,  words  in  discourse; 
"er,  separate  words. 


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toobon,  from  what,  of  which. 

rcogit,  whereto,  for  which 
purpose. 

roudjern,  to  practise  usury. 

SBildjt,  f.,  weight,  mass, 
burden. 

ttmfijen,  to  dig,  root  up. 

SBunbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  wound. 

SBunber  (-§,  -),  n.,  won- 
der, astonishment,  mi- 
racle ;  in  graufenben 
SBunbern,  in  awe  inspir- 
ing phenomena. 

SBunberarm  (-e§,  -t),  m., 
wonderful  arm,  marvel- 
lous power. 

Immberbor,  wonderful,  ad- 
mirable, strange. 

SBimberbau  (-c§,  -e  or 
-ten),  m.,  wonderful 
structure. 

SBunbermar,  f.,  strange 
news,  marvelous  news. 

hmnbern,  to  wonder  at,  be 
surprised. 

hmnbernb,  amazed,  wonder- 
ing. 

SBunfd)  (-eg,  *e),  m.,  de- 
sire, wish. 

roiinfdjen,  to  wish,  desire. 

2Biir.be  (-,  -n),  /.,  dignity, 
office,  preferment,  worth, 
honor. 

hmrbig,  worthy. 

SBurf  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  throw, 
cast. 

SBurffptefe  (-e§,  -t),  m., 
spear. 


SBurgcr  (-&,  -),  m.,  mur- 
derer, destroyer. 

SBiirgerbcmbe  (-,  -n),  /., 
band,  company,  gang  of 
cutthroats,  murderers. 

SBurm  (-e§,  ^er) ,  m.,  worm, 
serpent,  dragon. 

SBurgel  (-,  -n) ,  f.,  root. 

SBiiftc  (-,  -n),  f.,  desert, 
waste  country. 

SBut,  f.,  rage,  fury. 

hmten,  to  rage. 

rcittentbrannt,  frenzied, 
roused  to  fury. 

SBiitertd)  (-5,  -e),  m., 
tyrant,  bloodthirsty  man. 


gucfen,  to  jag,  notch. 
<$agen,   to  lack  courage,    be 

afraid,  tremble, 
galj,  tenacious,  ductile. 
3al)I    (-,  -en),  f.,  number, 

count. 

jtil)len,  to  count,  number, 
gasmen,    to   tame,    restrain, 

curb. 

3af)n  (-e§,  *e),  m.,  tooth. 
3a^re  (-,  -n),  /.,  tear. 
8ange  (->  -n),  f.,  tongfs]. 
gopfen     (-,    -),    m.,    peg, 

plug. 
3art,  tender;  ba§  ^atit,  the 

tender, 
aartlidj,      gentle,      delicate, 

tender,  fond,  loving. 


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(-§) ,  m.,  magic  en- 
chantment, charm. 

gauberifd),  magically,  charm- 
ingly, enchantingly,  ma- 
gic. 

Scmm  (-§,  *e),  m.,  bridle, 
reins. 

geljnfad),  tenfold. 

Setdjen  (-§,  -),  n.,  sign, 
token. 

geigen,  to  show,  reveal,  dis- 
play; fid}  — ,  to  appear. 

getle  (-,  -n),  f.,  line. 

geit  (-,  -en),  f.,  time. 

gettig,  in  good  time,  timely. 

Settenfdjofj  (-e§),  m.,  lap 
or  womb  of  time. 

Settflitt  (-,  -en),  f.,  stream 
of  time. 

gelt  (-e§,  -e),  n.,  tent. 

gentnerfdjtoer,  heavy  as  a 
hundred  -  weight,  very 
heavy. 

Sep^tjr  (-«,  -e) ,  »».,  Zephyr, 
west  wind. 

gerbredjen  (a,  o),  to  snap, 
break  to  pieces. 

gerfliefcen  (o,  o),  to  melt 
away,  vanish. 

germalmen,  to  bruise,  crush. 

gerretfcen  (t,  i),  to  tear, 
tear  to  pieces,  lacerate, 
harass,  violate. 

gerren,  to  pull,  twist. 

gerrmnen  (o,  o),  to  melt, 
disappear. 

gerfdjetten,  to  dash  to 
pieces,  shatter. 


gerfdjmelgen  (o,  o),  to  dis- 
solve, melt. 

gerfdjmettern,  to  crush, 
shatter,  dash  to  pieces. 

gerfprengen,  to  burst,  spring, 
shatter. 

gerftmngen  (o,  u) ,  to  burst, 
crack. 

gerftoren,  to  destroy. 

Qerftorer  (-§,  -),  m.,  de- 
stroyer. 

gerftreuen,  to  scatter,  dis- 
perse. 

gerftreut,  scattered,  wander- 
ing, distracted. 

gerteilen,  to  divide,  cut  up. 

gertrennen,  to  part,  divide. 

gertrihnmern,  to  break  in 
pieces,  destroy. 

geitge  (-n,  -n) ,  m.,  witness. 

geugen,  to  testify,  give 
witness ;  engender,  beget. 

geugen  (-§,  -),  n.,  testi- 
mony. 

3eu§,  Zeus,  Jupiter;  king  of 
gods  and  men,  son  of 
Cronos  and  Rhea. 

gteljen  (gog,  gegogen),  to  go 
out,  go,  set  out,  depart, 
pass  along,  pass  by ; 
draw  off,  take  off ;  gather, 
assemble,  attract ;  heave, 
raise,  pull. 

Qtel  (-c§,  -e),  n.,  aim,  goal. 

gielen,  to  aim. 

gterbe  (-,  -n),  f.,  orna- 
ment, adornment,  honor, 
embellishment. 


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263 


gteren,  to  grace,  honor, 
gterltd),        graceful,       neat, 

pretty. 

3tmmer  (-§,  -) ,  n.,  room. 
Stnfe  (-,  n),  f.,  peak,  point, 

spike. 

3inn  (-e§),  n.,  tin. 
gtnne  (-,  -en),  f.,  pinnacle; 

pi.,  battlements. 
3tn§     (-e§,     -en),    m.,    in- 
terest. 

girfel  (-§,  ) ,  m.,  circle, 
gifdjen,  to  hiss ;  e§  gifdjt,  the 

waters  hiss, 
gttrone    (-,  -n),  f.,  lemon, 

citron. 

gtttern,  to  tremble, 
gorn      (-e§) ,      w.,     anger, 

wrath. 

gu,  to,  at,  in,  for ;  too. 
3ud)t    (-,     *e),     A,    breed, 

stock,  race ;  discipline, 
giicfjtig,      proper,      discreet, 

modest,  chaste, 
gudfen,     to      quiver,      thrill, 

flash. 

Surfer   (-§),  m.,  sugar. 
glt*etlen,  to  hasten  to,  has- 
ten toward, 
glierft,  at  first,   for  the  first 

time,  first. 

SufoH   (-§,  *e),  m.,  chance. 
8ufrud)t§ort    (-§,    -"er   and 

-e),   m.,  place   of  refuge, 

asylum. 

gufrieben,   content,  satisfied. 
git*fiigen,    to   cause,     bring 

upon. 


3ug  (-eg,  'e),  w.,  feature, 
lineament,  outline,  draw- 
ing, stroke,  move,  train, 
procession. 

3U*geben  (a,  e),  to  give, 
award,  donate. 

Siigel  (-§,  -),  w.,  rein, 
bridle ;  in  ben  -  -  fdjtiu* 
met,  foams  at  the  bit. 

gltglctcf),  at  the  same  time, 
altogether,  all  at  once. 

guljorer  (-§,  -),  m.,  hearer, 
audience. 

iguhmft,  f.,  future. 

3itm  =  gu  bent. 

giinben,  to  enkindle,  kindle, 
set  fire  to. 

3unge  (-,  -n),  f.,  tongue. 

gur  =:  31:  ber. 

guriirf   (guriicfe),  back. 

guriia<*6letben  (te,  te),  to 
remain  behind. 

guriict*brtngen  (bradjte,  gc* 
bradjt) ,  to  bring  back. 

guriicPfiiljren,  to  lead  back. 

giirii<f*geben  (o,  e),  to  give 
back,  return. 

gitrM*feb,ren,  to  turn  back, 
return. 

3itriicf*fommen  (font,  o), 
to  come  back,  return. 

gurii<f*neljmen  (o,  genom* 
men),  to  take  back,  take 
away.  [call  back. 

guriidf*rufen     (te,     u),    to 

guriidt*fenben  (fonbte,  ge* 
fonbt,  or  weak),  to  send 
back,  cast  back. 


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guriicPfpringen    (a,  u),    to 

spring  back. 
auriicf*treten     (a,    c),     to 

step  back. 
guriid*h>ar.nen,      to     warn 

back. 
guriicf*tt>etfen    (te,    te),    to 

send  back,  refer. 
guriic!*hrinlen,     to     beckon 

back. 

gufammen,  together. 
gujammen*fiigen,   to  fit  to- 
gether, construct. 
gufammen*rotten,  to  collect 

together,  gather  riotously. 
3ttfamnten*fd)tt>oren     (o    or 

it,  o),  to  swear  together, 

conspire. 
gufammert*tr>oljnen,  to  dwell 

together,  live  together. 
Sitfdjaiter  (-§,  -) ,  m.,  spec- 
tator, witness. 
git*fdjlagen      (it,     a),     to 

strike. 
ait*fdjhringen  (fid))    (o,  it), 

to  soar,  ascend,  rise. 


gitteil,  see  hjerben. 

gutoor,  before. 

gtuang     (-c§),     m.,     force, 

constraint. 

gtnar,  indeed,  it  is  true. 
gtoecf     (-e§,    -e),    m.,    aim, 

end. 

3toet  (or  atcctc),  two. 
gtoeifel  (-§,  -),  m.,  doubt. 
gtoetfeln,  to  doubt. 
glueifdnb,  wavering,  hesitat- 

ing. 
atoetfelljaft,     doubtful,     un- 

certain. 
Stoetg  (-e§,  -c),  m.,  branch, 

spray,  bough. 
jjtoett[e],  second. 
gtt)tetrad)t,  f.,  discord. 


twins. 
gbtngcn  (a,  u),  to  control, 

constrain. 
Stotnger    (-§,  -),  m.,  jail; 

den,  keep. 
gttrifdjen,  between. 
twelve. 


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